Nov 1979
Made 'Honoured Citizen of Nice'

Dec 1981
Was invited by the U.S. Government as a special guest, to visit energy projects and research institutions in the U.S. and to have discussions with renowned energy experts there. [Chose to visit Washington, D.C. Seattle, Prudhoe Bay, Honolulu and Cambridge (Mass)].

May 1984
Was invited to join the Oxford Energy Policy Club (U.K.), as a life time member.

Feb 1990
Was invited by the British Government to visit Britain as their guest to study at first hand the working of some of the public policy 'Think-Tank Institutes' in Britain.

Jan 1991
Was invited by the Australian Government to visit Australia as their special guest to address numerous meetings of businessmen, bureaucrats, academics and journalists with a view to providing private sector perspectives to the growth of India-Australia economic cooperation.

July 1996
Was the maiden recipient of C. D. Deshmukh Memorial Award instituted by the Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce & Industry, for distinguished achievement in economic policy advice.