Harinder Sidhu to Be New Australian High Commissioner to India

Harinder Sidhu appointed as Australia’s next High Commissioner to India.

Harinder Sidhu (middle) and Deepak Raj, President, AIBC (right). (Photo: Twitter)

Australia on Thursday appointed veteran woman career diplomat Harinder Sidhu as its next High Commissioner to India, the secondIndian-origin official to serve as the country’s envoy to India in less than five years.

Sidhu, whose family hails from Punjab, will be the secondIndian-origin Australian high commissioner in India, after the former diplomat Peter Varghese, who served in India from 2009-2012.

Sidhu said she was looking forward to her new role in adynamic country. She was born in Singapore but migrated to Australia with herfamily as a child.

At a personal level, I have always been fascinated by the country of my heritage and am keen to learn more about India – its language, culture and history – while I am there.

<b>Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India</b>

She will replace the outgoing High Commissioner PatrickSuckling.