Vasant Vasudeo Paranjpe was an Indian diplomat and an expert on China.

In 1947, he came to China to study the Chinese language at Beijing University.

He served as the interpreter when Nehru visited China and served as the interpreter between the Indian and Chinese delegations, translating directly between Jawaharlal Nehru and Mao Zedong in 1954.

[2] In 1977, he was made India's ambassador to South Korea.

Presented credentials on February 6, 1978 in Seoul.