Selected
Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, as Pakistan ambassador to the US. Qazi, high commissioner to India till recently, replaces Maleeha Lodhi.
Romila Thapar, with the prestigious honorary degree of Doctor of Letters by the Oxford University. Thapar is an emeritus professor of history at JNU.
Badruddoza Chowdhury, Bangladesh President, after the BNP passed a no-confidence resolution.