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Dinkar Asthana

Early life and childhood

Dinkar Asthana was born to Dr. Om Prakash Asthana, a dentist and Dr. Kavita Asthana, a professor of History at Allahabad University on 16th September 1950.

He holds a BA (Honours) in History from Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi and MA in International Affairs from London School of Economics on a Chevening scholarship.

Career

He cleared the Civil Services Examination of 1973 and joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1974.