Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent announcement regarding the establishment of two new Indian consulates in Boston and Los Angeles signifies a remarkable expansion of India's diplomatic presence within the United States. This move is set to meet the growing needs of the Indian American community in these dynamic cities, fostering stronger ties in trade, education, and culture.
Boston, renowned for its excellence in education and pharmaceuticals, and Los Angeles, the iconic home of Hollywood and future host of the Summer Olympics, are strategic choices for these new consulates. By extending its diplomatic reach to these key locations, India is not only catering to the demands of its diaspora but also aiming to enhance consular services and deepen connections in various sectors.
The addition of these consulates reflects India's commitment to nurturing its relationships abroad and supporting its citizens across the globe. Eric Garcetti, the U.S. Ambassador to India and former mayor of Los Angeles, has warmly embraced this development, bringing a sense of familiarity to this diplomatic expansion.
India's global network of diplomatic missions, including embassies, high commissions, consulates, and permanent missions, plays a vital role in managing international relations and serving the Indian diaspora worldwide. This proactive approach underscores India's dedication to engaging with its global community, promoting cultural exchange, and fostering collaboration on a global scale.
Here is a breakdown of Indian missions abroad:
Embassies: Located in capital cities, embassies represent India’s interests in countries where India has full diplomatic relations. Major Indian embassies include those in Washington D.C., Beijing, London, Moscow, Tokyo, Berlin, Paris, and more.
Full list of Indian Embassies abroad:
1. Embassy of India, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Cote d Ivoire [Ivory Coast]
2. Embassy of India, Algiers, Algeria
3. Embassy of India, Amman, Jordan
4. Embassy of India, Ankara, Türkiye
5. Embassy of India, Antananarivo, Madagascar
6. Embassy of India, Argentina
7. Embassy of India, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
8. Embassy of India, Asmara , Eritrea
9. Embassy of India, Astana, Kazakhstan
10. Embassy of India, Asuncion, Paraguay
11. Embassy of India, Athens, Greece
12. Embassy of India, Baghdad, Iraq
Embassy of India, Bahrain
14. Embassy of India, Baku, Azerbaijan
15. Embassy of India, Bamako (Mali)
16. Embassy of India, Bangkok, Thailand
17. Embassy of India, Beijing, China
18. Embassy of India, Berlin, Germany
19. Embassy of India, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Embassy of India, Bogota, Colombia
21. Embassy of India, Brasilia, Brazil
22. Embassy of India, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
23. Embassy of India, Brazzaville, Congo [Republic of]
24. Embassy of India, Brussels, Belgium
Embassy of India, Bucharest, Romania
26. Embassy of India, Burkina Faso
27. Embassy of India, Cabo Verde
28. Embassy of India, Cairo, Egypt
Embassy of India, Caracas, Venezuela
30. Embassy of India, Chad
31. Embassy of India, Conakry, Guinea
32. Embassy of India, Copenhagen, Denmark
Embassy of India, Croatia
Embassy of India, Czech Republic
35. Embassy of India, DUBLIN, Ireland
36. Embassy of India, Dakar, Senegal
37. Embassy of India, Djibouti
38. Embassy of India, Doha, Qatar
39. Embassy of India, Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Embassy of India, Ethiopia
41. Embassy of India, Guatemala City
42. Embassy of India, Hanoi, Vietnam
Embassy of India, Harare, Zimbabwe
Embassy of India, Havana, Cuba
45. Embassy of India, Helsinki, Finland
Embassy of India, Iceland
Embassy of India, Iran
48. Embassy of India, Italy
Embassy of India, Jakarta, Indonesia
Embassy of India, Japan
51. Embassy of India, Juba, South Sudan
52. Embassy of India, Kabul, Afghanistan
Embassy of India, Kathmandu, Nepal
54. Embassy of India, Khartoum, Sudan
55. Embassy of India, Kinshasa, Congo [Democratic Republic]
56. Embassy of India, Kuwait
57. Embassy of India, Laos
58. Embassy of India, Lebanon
Embassy of India, Libya
Embassy of India, Lima, Peru
61. Embassy of India, Lisbon, Portugal
62. Embassy of India, Ljubljana, Slovenia
63. Embassy of India, Lomé, Togo
Embassy of India, Luanda, Angola
65. Embassy of India, Madrid, Spain
66. Embassy of India, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
67. Embassy of India, Mexico City
68. Embassy of India, Minsk, Belarus
69. Embassy of India, Mongolia
70. Embassy of India, Monrovia, Liberia
71. Embassy of India, Moscow, Russia
72. Embassy of India, Muscat, Oman
73. Embassy of India, Myanmar
74. Embassy of India, Niamey, Niger
75. Embassy of India, Norway
76. Embassy of India, Phnom penh, Cambodia
77. Embassy of India, Poland
78. Embassy of India, Pyongyang, Korea (DPR)
79. Embassy of India, Rabat, Morocco
80. Embassy of India, Sana'a, Yemen
81. Embassy of India, Panama
Embassy of India, Paramaribo, Suriname
83. Embassy of India, Paris, France
84. Embassy of India, Permanent Mission of India to International Organizations based in Vienna,
Austria
85. Embassy of India, Philippines
86. Embassy of India, Santiago, Chile
87. Embassy of India, Santo Domingo, Concurrently Accredited to the Republic of Haiti, Dominican
Republic
Embassy of India, Sao Tome & Principe, Sao Tome and Principe
89. Embassy of India, Seoul, Korea (ROK)
Embassy of India, Serbia
91. Embassy of India, Sofia, Bulgaria
Embassy of India, Stockholm, Sweden
93. Embassy of India, Switzerland & The Principality of Liechtenstein
Embassy of India, Syria
95. Embassy of India, Tallinn, Estonia
96. Embassy of India, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
97. Embassy of India, Tel Aviv, Israel
98. Embassy of India, The Hague, Netherlands
99. Embassy of India, Thimphu, Bhutan
100. Embassy of India, Tunis, Tunisia
101. Embassy of India, Ukraine
102. Embassy of India, United Arab Emirates
103. Embassy of India, United States of America
104. Embassy of India, Vilnius, Lithuania
105. Embassy of India, Yerevan, Armenia
106. Embassy of India, to Hungary and Bosnia & Herzegovina
High Commissions: In Commonwealth countries, India's embassies are referred to as high commissions. These include missions in cities like London (UK), Canberra (Australia), Ottawa (Canada), Wellington (New Zealand), and others.
Full list of Indian High Commissions:
High Commission of India, Somalia
High Commission of India, Abuja, Nigeria
High Commission of India, Accra, Ghana
High Commission of India, Australia
High Commission of India, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
High Commission of India, Colombo, Sri Lanka
High Commission of India, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
High Commission of India, Dhaka, Bangladesh
High Commission of India, Freetown, Sierra Leone
High Commission of India, Gaborone, Botswana
High Commission of India, Georgetown, Guyana
High Commission of India, Islamabad, Pakistan
High Commission of India, Kampala, (Concurrently accredited to Burundi), Uganda
High Commission of India, Kigali Rwanda
High Commission of India, Kingston, Jamaica
High Commission of India, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
High Commission of India, LICI Building, Level 7, Fiji
High Commission of India, Lilongwe, Malawi
High Commission of India, London, United Kingdom
High Commission of India, Malta
High Commission of India, Malé, Maldives
High Commission of India, Mbabane(Eswatini), Kingdom of Eswatini
High Commission of India, Mozambique
High Commission of India, Nairobi, Kenya
High Commission of India, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
High Commission of India, Pretoria, South Africa
High Commission of India, Seychelles
High Commission of India, Singapore
High Commission of India, Wellington, concurrently accredited to Samoa, Niue, the Cook Islands & Vanuatu, New Zealand
High Commission of India, Namibia
High Commission of India, Nicosia, Cyprus
High Commission of India, Ottawa, Canada
High Commission of India, Port Louis, Mauritius
High Commission of India, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
High Commission of India, Yaounde, Cameroon
High Commission of India, Zambia
Consulates General: These are located in major cities, separate from capitals, and handle specific regions within a country. With the opening of new consulates in Boston and Los Angeles, India will expand its network in the U.S., which already includes consulates in cities like New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston, and Atlanta.
Permanent Missions: India also maintains permanent missions to international organizations, such as the United Nations in New York and Geneva, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and others to represent its interests in multilateral diplomacy.
Permanent Missions: India also maintains permanent missions to international organizations, such as the United Nations in New York and Geneva, the World Trade Organization (WTO), and others to represent its interests in multilateral diplomacy.
Indian Permanent Missions
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, UN-PMI (New York)
Permanent Mission of India, UN-PMI(Geneva)
Permanent Mission of India, to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva, UN-PMI (CD)Geneva
Consular Offices: In addition to full consulates, India has smaller consular offices in some regions to assist with specific local matters, such as visa applications, OCI (Overseas Citizenship of India) cards, and services for the Indian diaspora.
Key Indian Consulates General by Region
North America
United States:
Consulate General of India in New York
Consulate General of India in San Francisco
Consulate General of India in Chicago
Consulate General of India in Houston
Consulate General of India in Atlanta
New Consulates: Boston and Los Angeles (Upcoming)
Canada:
Consulate General of India in Toronto
Consulate General of India in Vancouver
Europe
United Kingdom:
Consulate General of India in Birmingham
Consulate General of India in Edinburgh
Germany:
Consulate General of India in Munich
Consulate General of India in Hamburg
France:
Consulate General of India in Paris
Russia:
Consulate General of India in St. Petersburg
Consulate General of India in Vladivostok
Italy:
Consulate General of India in Milan
Asia
China:
Consulate General of India in Shanghai
Consulate General of India in Guangzhou
Consulate General of India in Hong Kong
Japan:
Consulate General of India in Osaka-Kobe
Singapore:
Consulate General of India in Singapore
United Arab Emirates:
Consulate General of India in Dubai
Saudi Arabia:
Consulate General of India in Jeddah
Oceania
Australia:
Consulate General of India in Sydney
Consulate General of India in Melbourne
New Zealand:
Consulate General of India in Auckland
Africa
South Africa:
Consulate General of India in Johannesburg
Consulate General of India in Durban
Kenya:
Consulate General of India in Mombasa
This extensive network of missions provides key diplomatic, economic, cultural, and consular services to Indian citizens and expatriates living abroad. With over 190 missions globally, India aims to strengthen its international relations and provide better outreach to the Indian community around the world.
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