Dinesh Bhatia, an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 1992 batch, has been appointed as India's next Ambassador to Brazil, as announced by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Currently serving as Ambassador to Argentina since August 21, 2019, Bhatia’s accreditation also covered Uruguay and Paraguay until February 2022. He has previously held the position of Consul General of India in Toronto and Ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia. Bhatia has also served in various roles across Indian missions abroad, including in Madrid, Kathmandu, and Kuwait.

Bhatia was seconded by the government to the Department of Atomic Energy in Mumbai and also served as Private Secretary to the Tourism Minister of India. He has worked in various divisions of the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi.

A 1992 Indian Foreign Service recruit, Bhatia received training at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Mussoorie, and the Foreign Service Institute, New Delhi. He is an alumnus of the National Defence College (NDC) and participated in the 4th Joint Civil-Military Course on National Security at LBSNAA.

Bhatia holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics and Communication from Delhi College of Engineering. Before joining the Civil Service, he worked in the private sector. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers and a member of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers.

He has authored Devi Purana—A Rendition of Srimad Devi Bhagavatam, published by Bloomsbury in 2023, and Physics for Civil Services Prelims, published in 1994.