Background
Mohta was born in New Delhi to Jai Singh Kapil and Vedna Kapil.
Mohta was born in New Delhi to Jai Singh Kapil and Vedna Kapil.
After completing her schooling from the Air Force School, she graduated from Saint Stephen"s College, Delhi University and obtained her Master"s degree from the same university.
She was the Ambassador of India to Poland and Lithuania. She joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1985. As of September 2015, Mohta serves as Additional Secretary (South) in the Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi, and looks after India"s relations with a large part of the Asia-Pacific region.
She is charged with all political and bilateral matters relating to Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and all Pacific Island countries.
She also heads the division in the Foreign Ministry charged with looking after work relating to the development of the new Nalanda University. She was Ambassador of India to Poland and Lithuania from July 2011 to January 2015.
She served as the Director of The Nehru Centre and Minister (Culture) at the High Commission of India to the United Kingdom from 2006 to 2011. Prior to that she was the Deputy Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) from 2005 to 2006.
She has also served at Indian Embassies in France, Nepal and Thailand, and in the Permanent Delegation of India to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.