Phunchok Stobdan

Phunchok Stobdan is a former Indian civil servant and served as the Indian ambassador to Kyrgyzstan. He was also a senior fellow at Institute for [Defence Studies and Analyses], New Delhi, and was the founding president of the Ladakh International Centre.
Stobdan is an academician, diplomat and author, who has earlier served in the National [Security Council (India)|National Security Council Secretariat], which reports to National Security Advisor. Stobdan is author of the book The Great Game in the Buddhist Himalayas: India and China’s Quest for Strategic Dominance. The book looks at China–India relations through prism of Buddhist Himalayas. Stobdan also writes columns for The Indian Express and The Tribune (Chandigarh).