AgenciesSatinder K Lambah, or Sati Lambah as he was popularly known, passed away here on Thursday night. He was a rare diplomat who was at ease with neighbourhood, big power politics and economic diplomacy — all at the same time.
The 1964-batch IFS officer is best known for his role as PM’s special envoy from 2005 to 2014. What is lesser known is the part he played in putting together a strategic partnership pact with Russia when he was envoy in Moscow between 1998 and 2001.
“Lambah had an extraordinary diplomatic talent of transforming latent potential into long-term strategic advantage for India — be it defence, energy, nuclear and space sectors,” India’s former envoy to Russia DB Venkatesh Varma told ET. He served as political officer with Lambah in the Indian mission in Moscow when the strategic partnership agreement was put in place.
A diplomatic career spanning more than four decades, Lambah was ambassador to Hungary (1986-89), high commissioner to Pakistan (1992-95) and ambassador to Germany (1995-98). In Hungary, he was instrumental in the first export of an Indian car () to Budapest. He played a key role in Indian investments in the Russian oil field Sakhalin-I in 2001. Lambah was deputy secretary general of the 7th Non-Aligned summit held in Delhi in 1983 and later coordinator of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments meeting in India. He opened the Indian Embassy in Bangladesh, after liberation.
“Lambah was a brilliant diplomat who contributed substantively to India’s foreign policy as envoy to Pakistan, Russia, Germany, and as a pioneer of our technology diplomacy during his stint as consul general in San Francisco. As special envoy of the PM for Afghanistan and Pakistan, he enabled India to be ‘inside the tent’ when decisions were sought to be taken on this crucial neighbourhood,” said India’s former permanent envoy to UN and deputy envoy in Moscow Asoke Mukherjee.
The 1964-batch IFS officer is best known for his role as PM’s special envoy from 2005 to 2014. What is lesser known is the part he played in putting together a strategic partnership pact with Russia when he was envoy in Moscow between 1998 and 2001.
“Lambah had an extraordinary diplomatic talent of transforming latent potential into long-term strategic advantage for India — be it defence, energy, nuclear and space sectors,” India’s former envoy to Russia DB Venkatesh Varma told ET. He served as political officer with Lambah in the Indian mission in Moscow when the strategic partnership agreement was put in place.
A diplomatic career spanning more than four decades, Lambah was ambassador to Hungary (1986-89), high commissioner to Pakistan (1992-95) and ambassador to Germany (1995-98). In Hungary, he was instrumental in the first export of an Indian car () to Budapest. He played a key role in Indian investments in the Russian oil field Sakhalin-I in 2001. Lambah was deputy secretary general of the 7th Non-Aligned summit held in Delhi in 1983 and later coordinator of the Commonwealth Heads of Governments meeting in India. He opened the Indian Embassy in Bangladesh, after liberation.
“Lambah was a brilliant diplomat who contributed substantively to India’s foreign policy as envoy to Pakistan, Russia, Germany, and as a pioneer of our technology diplomacy during his stint as consul general in San Francisco. As special envoy of the PM for Afghanistan and Pakistan, he enabled India to be ‘inside the tent’ when decisions were sought to be taken on this crucial neighbourhood,” said India’s former permanent envoy to UN and deputy envoy in Moscow Asoke Mukherjee.
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