Amit spent three and a half decades as an Indian diplomat and retired as Ambassador to the Philippines, Micronesia, Palau, and the Marshall Islands. Post retirement, he has worked in the area of international education. He spends much of his time writiing and speaking extensively on foreign and security policy, negotiations, goal-setting, leadership, team work, and other soft skills. He is also a published author and his last book (non-fiction) is titled Why We Fail. He has nineteen books to his credit. He has worked in the area of international education for the last ten years, initially as the Inaugural Head of the Mumbai Campus of the SP Jain School of Global Management, where he was also a faculty member. Thereafter, he was appointed the Inaugural India Country Director for the University of New South Wales, Sydney in July 2016. Since July 2020, he has been the Senior Advisor Strategy (India) for the University. He was a Director on the Board of UNSW Global India Private Limited for seven years. In 2022, the Australian government appointed him as an Honorary Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution in strengthening India-Australia relations, making him the third Indian citizen to be appointed to the Order of Australia. The previous Indian citizens, who are recipients of this high distinction are the late Soli Sorabjee, an eminent jurist, and Sachin Tendulkar, a cricket icon. The fourth recipient is Ratan Tata. In 2013, the Multicultural Commission of the New South Wales government in Australia awarded him the gold medal in recognition of his contribution, during his tenure as the Indian Consul General, in promoting multiculturalism and harmony. Amit was a Commonwealth Fellow at the University of McGill in Montreal (1980-82). He is a Distinguished Fellow of the Australia-India Institute, and of CUTS International, and a Senior Fellow at the Society for Policy Studies. He is married and lives in Noida.