Pranay Kumar Verma is the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. He is the former Ambassador of India to Vietnam.
Verma did his bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering. He briefly worked at Tata Steel. He did his master's degree at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in Chinese language.
Verma joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1994.
On 25 July 2019, Verma was appointed the Ambassador of India to Vietnam. He was the previous Director General (DG) of the East Asia Division at the Ministry of External Affairs.
Verma was appointed High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh on 29 July 2022. He replaced Vikram Doraiswami. He presented his credentials to President Mohammad Abdul Hamid on 28 October 2022.
During his tenure, the July Uprising occurred in Bangladesh, resulting in the overthrow of the government of Sheikh Hasina. Subsequently, under the interim advisory of Muhammad Yunus, India-Bangladesh relations experienced some strain. Following the 2026 Bangladeshi general election, when Tarique Rahman assumed office as Prime Minister of Bangladesh, efforts were undertaken by Verma, his team, and delegations from India, including S. Jaishankar and Vikram Misri, to restore and strengthen bilateral relations with Bangladesh at a pragmatic and constructive level.