its bilateral relationship with India. He retained the designation of High Commissioner of India to Pakistan based in India, till February 2020. In the Indian Civil Service, Bisaria held the rank of Secretary to the Government of India. He was part of the team representing India at the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva in September 2019, to promote India’s record on human rights. As High Commissioner to Canada In March 2020, Bisaria was appointed High Commissioner to Canada. Bisaria's tenure began during the COVID-19 pandemic and involved facilitating the repatriation of Indian nationals under the Vande Bharat scheme ‘air bubble’. He received a shipment of Indian vaccines sent to Canada in March 2021, along with then Minister for Procurement of Canada, Anita Anand. This gesture under India’s Vaccine Maitri program, created greater trust and friendship in India’s strategic ties with Canada. Through his tenure, Bisaria worked on the India-Canada economic corridor, stating publicly that the economic partnership should drive the political relationship. He has advocated stronger economic ties ‘between the two Indo-Pacific democracies and G-20 economies’. He is credited with developing strong connections with CEO’s and leaders of Canadian pension funds and investment firms, which have ratcheted up investments to over USD 60 billion in India, particularly in the infrastructure sector. In this period, several major Canadian firms also stepped up FDI in India. He has pushed for an India-Canada early progress trade agreement which may be finalised in 2022. References External links High Commissioners of India to Pakistan Indian Institute of Management Calcutta alumni Living people Princeton School of Public and International Affairs alumni St. Stephen's College, Delhi alumni Indian Foreign Service officers Ambassadors of India to Lithuania Ambassadors of India to Poland Year of birth missing (living people)