Indian diplomat
Sheel Kant Sharma was the ninth Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), serving from 2008 to 2011. He is an expert on energy, and was formerly Indian envoy to Austria.
Academic background.
Master of Science (Nuclear Physics) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (1971).
Ph.D. (High Energy Physics) from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai (1974).
Professional Background: 
Publications.
Research articles co-authored in Physical Review-D (1971), Physical Review Letters (1972) 
 Articles in newspapers and periodicals (Times of India, Mainstream and Sunday) during 1981-82 on nuclear disarmament issues 
 As Member of the UN Study Group on Verification (1989–91) co-authored the UN Report on Verification in 1991
 As Member of the UN Study Group on Defensive Security Concepts (1991–93), co-authored the UN Report on Defensive Security Concepts 
 Wrote a UNIDIR Monograph on Verification of Fissile Materials Cut-Off and Non-use of Nuclear Weapons (1992)
 Article in the IAEA Bulletin - 1995
 Paper presented at the Pugwash Conference on Energy in Malta (1995) 
 Co-authored UN panel's report on missile in all their aspects in 2002 
Conferences attended as representative of India/delegate: 
 Non-Aligned Summit, New Delhi (1983)
 Kuala Lumpur (2003), Annual Six Nation Summits on Nuclear Disarmament (1985–89)
 Conference on Disarmament (1983–86)
 United Nations General Assembly (1983–86, 2000- 2003) 
 U.N. Disarmament Commission (1984–86, 2001)
 UN Conference Rio+5 (1997)
 IAEA General Conference (1994–99) and since 2004
 International Conferences on Nuclear and Energy Issues (1994–99) 
 ARF Ministerial Meetings (2000–04) 
Languages: French and Arabic 
References.
 ;templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" / ;