Austenasian Ambassador to India

Ambassador of the Empire of Austenasia to India
Coat of arms of the Empire
Incumbent H.E. Professor Sir Sanjib Bhattacharya, KOB, OAO since 25 August 2018
Style	His/Her Excellency
Appointer	The Monarch, Prime Minister or Chief Ambassador
Formation	20 December 2014

The Austenasian Ambassador to the Republic of India is the official diplomatic representative of the government of the Empire of Austenasia to that of India.

As Austenasian recognition of India is not currently reciprocated, the position is - at present - unaccredited, and serves a primarily ceremonial role.

The Empire of Austenasia first officially recognised India as a sovereign state on 27 December 2008 with the passage of Act 37 (Recognition of other States). On 3 January 2009, Act 42 (International Diplomatic Relations) instructed the Chief Ambassador to contact India (amongst other countries) "to inform them about the Empire of Austenasia and attempt to gain recognition". A letter was accordingly sent on 11 February the following month to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, but no reply was ever received.

On 20 December 2014, Arvind Kumar Sharma was appointed the Empire's first Ambassador to India. He was dismissed on 22 August 2018 after an SIA investigation uncovered his involvement with several deceptive and fraudulent groups, and replaced on 25 August by the incumbent, Prof. Sir Sanjib Bhattacharya.

Five other diplomatic positions are under the authority of the Ambassador to India:

• Consul-General at Ahmedabad: Suneel Mandra (since 13 November 2018)
• Consul-General at Kolkata: Paul Tapas (since 21 May 2020)
• Consul at Lucknow: Naman Pandey (since 4 December 2017)
• Consul-General at New Delhi: Dr R. N. Kalra (since 9 March 2017)
• Consul-General in South India: K. Mohan Menon (since 12 April 2019)

List of Ambassadors

Number	Name	Portrait	Resident of	In office	Appointed by	Notes
1	H.E. Arvind Kumar Sharma		New Delhi	20 December 2014 - 22 August 2018	HIM Emperor Jonathan I (Monarch)	Dismissed upon the discovery of his involvement with several organisations falsely claiming affiliation with law enforcement and the United Nations.
2	H.E. Professor Sir Sanjib Bhattacharya, KOB, OAO		Mumbai	25 August 2018 – present	HIM Emperor Jonathan I (Monarch)	Also served as Consul-General at Mumbai from August 2015 to April 2020, and was granted Austenasian non-residential subjectship on 8 March 2016.