 In 1981, he was given the responsibility of the Secretary General of the 1982 Asian Games and four years later, in 1986, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Singapore, holding the post till his retirement from active service in 1988.The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan in 1983.In 2008, he published his memoirs, "Inside IB and RAW