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🇮🇳 India — Embassies & Consulates

India maintains a growing global diplomatic presence managed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), with over 190 missions abroad including embassies, high commissions, consulates, and representative offices. As a Commonwealth nation, India uses high commissions when posting to fellow Commonwealth member states. Indian consular services overseas cover passport and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card services, emergency travel documents, civil registration, notarial services, and assistance during emergencies for Indian nationals abroad. The MEA's travel advisory system and the MADAD consular services portal provide digital access to grievance redressal, appointment booking, and service tracking. India has significantly expanded its diplomatic network over the past decade, reflecting its growing geopolitical weight as the world's most populous country and a major emerging economy. Indian missions are particularly active in Gulf Cooperation Council states, where over nine million Indian nationals live and work. The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) works alongside formal diplomatic missions to promote Indian culture, education, and the Hindi language internationally. India also has large consular volumes tied to its extensive diaspora, the largest in the world at over 32 million people across the United States, the United Kingdom, the UAE, and beyond.

Notable embassies abroad

Washington D.C.

2107 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20008, USA

+1-202-939-7000

www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/

India's most important diplomatic post; reflects the growing India-US strategic partnership and the large Indian-American community

London

India House, Aldwych, London WC2B 4NA, United Kingdom

+44-20-7836-8484

hcilondon.gov.in/

Indian High Commission; India House is one of London's most historic diplomatic buildings, opened in 1930

Dubai

Consulate General of India, Consulate Lane, Bur Dubai, Dubai, UAE

+971-4-397-1222

www.cgidubai.gov.in/

One of the world's busiest Indian consular posts; the UAE hosts approximately 3.5 million Indian nationals

Riyadh

B-4, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh 11693, Saudi Arabia

+966-11-488-4144

www.eoiriyadh.gov.in/

Saudi Arabia hosts over two million Indian workers; India and Saudi Arabia have bilateral labour cooperation agreements

Singapore

31 Grange Road, Singapore 239702

+65-6737-6777

www.hcisingapore.gov.in/

Indian High Commission; Singapore is India's third-largest export destination in ASEAN

Tokyo

2-2-11 Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074, Japan

+81-3-3262-2391

www.indembassy-tokyo.gov.in/

India and Japan are Quad partners with a Special Strategic and Global Partnership

Beijing

1 Ritan Donglu, Jianguomenwai, Beijing 100600, China

+86-10-6532-1908

www.eoibeijing.gov.in/

Diplomatically complex and strategically vital bilateral post amid ongoing border tensions

Canberra

3-5 Moonah Place, Yarralumla, ACT 2600, Australia

+61-2-6273-3999

www.hcicanberra.gov.in/

Indian High Commission; India and Australia are Comprehensive Strategic Partners and Quad allies

Paris

15 Rue Alfred Dehodencq, 75016 Paris, France

+33-1-4050-7070

www.eoiparis.gov.in/

France is a major defence and nuclear energy partner for India; strong bilateral ties across multiple sectors

Nairobi

Jeevan Bharati Building, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi, Kenya

+254-20-222-5104

www.hcinairobi.gov.in/

Key sub-Saharan Africa post; Kenya hosts a significant Indian-origin community and is a major trade partner

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