Pavan Varma

Pavan Varma is the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United).

Pavan Varma, a former Indian Foreign Service officer, is the National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United) and a key advisor to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Varma, as a diplomat, served as India’s high commissioner to Cyprus and ambassador to Bhutan.

Pavan Varma, National General Secretary of the Janata Dal (United). (Handout photo)

Varma has written non-fiction books about Indian identity and the country’s middle class, and is a regular participant on TV news debates.