Foreign Embassies in India

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Foreign missions in India

AFGHANISTAN
Embassy of the Islamic State of Afghanistan
Plot No.5, Block 50-F, Shantipath
Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2603331, 2601927, 2606625, 2603328
Telex: 031-72253 AFEM IN
Fax: 91-11-26875439

ALGERIA
Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
E-12/4, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26882014, 26883910
Telex: 031-72373
Fax: 91-11-26882289

ANGOLA
Embassy of the Republic of Angola
C-12, Anand Niketan
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600055, 26888592
Telex: 031-72272 EANG IN
Fax: 91-11-26884839

ARAB REPUBLIC OF EGYPT
Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1/50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2608904, 2602074, 2672337, 2672309
Telex: 031-72245 EGND IN
Fax: 91-11-26885355

ARGENTINA
Embassy of the Argentine Republic
B-8/9, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2671345, 26789003,2678411,2671348
Telex: 031-82007 EARG IN
Fax: 91-11-26886501

AUSTRALIA
High Commission for Australia
1/50-G, Shatipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26888223, 26885637, 26872035
Telex: 031-82001
91-11-26885088

AUSTRIA
Embassy of Asustria
EP-13, Chandragupta Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2601238, 2601555, 2601607
Telex: 031-82014 AUST IN
Fax: 91-11-26886929


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BANGLADESH
High Commission for the people's Republic of Bangladesh
56, Ring Road, Lajpat Nagar-III
New Delhi-110024
Tel: 26834668, 26839209, 26834065, 26838405
Telex: 031-75218 DOOT IN
Fax: 91-11-26839237

BELGIUM
Royal Embassy of Belgium
50-N, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2608295, 2608067, 2607957
Telex: 031-82008 ABEL IN
Fax: 91-11-26885821, 2604072

BELIZE
Honorary Consulate of Belize
D-5/17, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2672792, 2674546
Telex: 031-72428 ITP IN
Fax: 91-11-2674546

BENIN
Honorary Consulate General
of the Republic of Benin
Weston House, Okhla Indl. Estate
New Delhi-110020
Tel: 26831048, 26630052
Telex: 031-75181, 75421
Fax: 91-11-26842307, 26487080

BHUTAN
Royal Bhutanese Embassy
Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2609217, 2609218
Telex: 031-62263 DRUK IN
Fax: 91-11-26876710

BRAZIL
Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil
8, Aurngzeb Road, New Delhi-110011
Tel: 23017301
Telex: 031-65277 BRASS IN
Fax: 91-11-23015086

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
Brunei Darussalam High Commission
A-42, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26888341, 26881545
Telex: 031-72429 BDHCI IN
Fax: 91-11-26881808

BULGARIA
Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria
EP 16-17, Chandragupta Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2607413, 2607716, 2608048
Telex: 031-82009
Fax: 91-11-26876190


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CANADA
Canadian High Commission
7/8, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi -110021
Tel: 26876500
Telex: 031-72363 DMCN IN
Fax: 91-11-26870031, 26875387, 26876579


CHILE
Embassy of the Republic of Chile
1/13, Shanti Niketan, New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2671363, 26876091
Telex: 031-82094 CHIL IN
Fax: 91-11-26876424

CHINA
Embassy of People's Republic of China
50-D, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600328, 2600329, 2600872
Telex: 031-72210
Fax: 91-11-26885486

COLOMBIA
Embassy of Colombia
82-D, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23012771, 23012773
Telex: 031-62090 EMCO IN
Fax: 91-11-23792485

CUBA
Embassy of the Republic of Cuba
4, Munirka Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26883849, 26883851, 26882463
Telex: 031-62167
Fax: 91-11-26883846

CYPRUS
Cyprus High Commission
106, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24697503, 24697508
Telex: 031-61788 CYHC IN
Fax: 91-11-24628828

CZECH
Embassy of the Czech Republic
50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2609205, 2601015, 2602403
Fax: 91-11-2673829


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DENMARK
Royal Danish Embassy
11, Aurangzeb Road
New Delhi-110011
Tel: 23010900
Telex: 031-66160 AMDK IN
Fax: 91-11-23010961, 23011502

DOMINICA
High Commission for the Commonwealth of Dominica
48, Friends Colony East
New Delhi-110065
Tel: 26845695


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ESTONIA
Honorary Consulate General
of the Republic of Gambia
M-2, Hemkunt Tower, 98, Nehru Place
New Delhi-110019
Tel: 26414575, 26449808,26411007,26431067
Telex: 031-62631
Fax: 91-11-26444642

ETHIOPIA
Embassy of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia
7/50-G, Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2604407, 2604411, 26884931
Telex: 031-72358 ETH IN
Fax: 91-11-26875731


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FINLAND
Embassy of Finland
E-3, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2605409, 2605440
Telex: 031-82053 FINN IN
Fax: 91-11-26886713, 26885380

FRANCE
Embassy of France
2/50-E, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2604004 (15 Lines)
Telex: 031-72351 AMB IN
Fax: 91-11-26872305


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GAMBIA
Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Gambia
Weston House, Okhla Indl. Estate
New Delhi-110020
Tel: 26847725, 26849976
Telex: 031-75181, 75421 WSTN IN
Fax: 91-11-26842307

GERMANY
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
No.6, Block 50-G, Shantipath
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2604861
Telex: 031-82077
Fax: 91-11-26873117 maneuver

GHANA
Ghana High Commission
50-N, Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26883298, 26883315, 26883338
Telex: 031-72484 GHCD IN
Fax: 91-11-26883202 GHANACOM DELHI

GREECE
Embassy of Greece
16, Sundar Nagar
New Delhi-110003
Tel: (9111)24617800, 24617854
Telex: (9111)031-65232 GREM IN


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HOLY SEE
Apostolic Nunciature
50-C, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2606921, 2606520
Fax: 91-11-26874286

HUNGARY
Embassy of the Republic of Hungary
2/50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2608414, 2608415
Fax: 91-11-26886742



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ICELAND
Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of Iceland
v 41/2, M Block, Speedbird House
Connaught Circus
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 23321122, 23321172
Telex: 031-66629 KHEM IN
Fax: 91-11-23321275

INDONESIA
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
50-A, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2602352, 2602354, 2602343, 2602348, 2602305
2602306, 2602307
Telex: 031-82079 KBRI IN
Fax: 91-11-2604885

IRAN
Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran
No.5, Barakhamba Road
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 23329600
Telex: 031-66421 IRAN IN
Fax: 91-11-23325493

IRAQ
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
169-171, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24618011, 24618012
Telex: 031-66253 IRAQ IN

IRELAND
Embassy of Ireland
13, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24617435, 24615485, 24698608
Telex: 031-65546
Fax: 91-11-24697053

ISRAEL
Embassy of Israel
3, Aurangzeb Road
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 23323869, 23755389, 23755390
Fax: 91-11-23716798

ITALY
Embassy of Italy
50-E, Chandragupta Marg
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600071
Telex: 031-82089 ITAL IN
Fax: 91-11-26873889

IVORY COAST
Honorary Consulate of Ivory Coast
Punj House, M-13, Connaught Circus
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 23323548, 23323621
Telex: 031-62739/65194
Fax: 91-11-23326087


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JAPAN
Embassy of Japan
50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26876581, 26876582, 26876564

JORDAN
Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
1/21, Shanti Niketan
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2606678
Telex: 031-72045 ORDN IN
Fax: 91-11-26883763


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KAZAKHSTAN
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Hotel Diplomat
9, Sardar Patel Marg
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23010204
Telex: 031-61042 DIP IN
Fax: 91-11-23018605

KENYA
Kenya High Commission
66, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26876539, 26876540
Telex: 031-72166
Fax: 91-11-26876550

KOREA-(DPR)
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
42/44, Sundar Nagar
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24617140, 24615189, 26466357, 26426549, 2653259
Telex: 031-65059 KORE IN, 031-73074 DAES IN

KOREA-REPUBLIC
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
9, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26885412, 26885419, 26885374, 26885375, 26885376
Telex: 031-82002 GKND IN
Fax: 91-11-26884840

KUWAIT
Embassy of the State of Kuwait
5-A, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600791

KYRGHYZSTAN
Embassy of the Republic of Kyrghyzstan
A-9/32, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26886890
Telex: 031-82016
Fax: 91-11-26876823


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LAOS
Embassy of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
A-20, Friends Colony East
New Delhi-110065
Tel: 2634013, 2633459
Telex: 031-75173 LPDR IN

LATVIA
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Latvia
48/11, Malcha Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23012931, 23010471
Telex: 031-66915 ESC IN
Fax: 91-11-23013753

LEBANON
Embassy of Lebanon
10, Sardar Patel Marg
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23013174, 23013637
Telex: 031-61161 LBAN IN

LIBYA
People's Bureau of the Great Socialist People's Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya
22, Golf Links, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24697717, 24697771, 24698027
Telex: 031-65193 LIBY IN
Fax: 91-11-24633005

LUXEMBOURG
Honorary Consulate
of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
B-35,Greater Kailash-I
New Delhi-110048
Tel: 91-11-23230136,23236459
Fax: 91-11-23238046,23235520


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MALAYSIA
High Commission for Malaysia
50-M, Satya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2601291, 2601292, 2601296, 2601297
Telex: 031-82056 WAKIL IN
Fax: 91-11-26881538

MALTA
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Malta
1, Hailey Road
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 2631050, 26831718, 23329090, 23329393
Telex: 031-66409 SAGE IN

MAURITIUS
Mauritius High Commission
5, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23011112, 23011113
Telex: 031-66045
Fax: 91-11-23019925


MEXICO
Embassy of Mexico
10, Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24697991, 24697992, 24615128
Telex: 031-66121 EMEX IN
Fax: 91-11-24692360

MONACO
Honorary Consulate General
of the Republic of Nauru
C-5/4, Safdarjung Development Area
New Delhi-110016
Tel: 26863427, 26863906
Telex: 031-73310 CNAU IN
Fax: 91-11-26862502

MONGOLIA
Embassy of Mongolia
34, Archbishop Makarios Marg
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24631728, 24617989
Fax: 91-11-24633240

MOROCCO
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco
33, Archbishop Makarios Marg
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24636920, 24636921, 24636923, 24636924
Telex: 611588 AMIN IN
Fax: 91-11-24636925

MYANMAR
Embassy of the Union of Myanmar
3-50F, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600251, 2600252
Telex: 031-72224 MEND IN
Fax: 91-11-26877942


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NAMBIA
High Commission of the Republic of Namibia
D-6/24, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi - 110057
Tel: 91-11-26140389,26140890,26141772
Fax: 91-11-26146120

NEPAL
Royal Nepalese Embassy
Barakhamba Road
New Delhi-110001
Tel: 23329969, 23328066, 23329218, 23327361
23328191, 23327594
Telex: 031-66283 NEMB IN
Fax: 91-11-23326857

NETHERLANDS
Royal Netherlands Embassy
6/50-F, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26884951/52/53/54, 26884947, 26885852, 26885880
Telex: 031-82054
Fax: 91-11-26884956

NEW ZEALAND
High Commission for New Zealand
50-N, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26883170
Fax: 91-11-26872317

NIGERIA
High Commission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
21, Olof Palme Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26876646, 26876228
Telex: 031-82062 NHC IN
Fax: 91-11-26876641

NORWAY
Royal Norwegian Embassy
50-C, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2605982, 2605003, 2606517, 2606570
Telex: 031-82071
Fax: 91-11-26873814


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OMAN
Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman
16, Olof Palme Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2670215, 2674798, 2671704, 26885980
Telex: 031-72342 OMAN IN


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PAKISTAN
High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
2/50-G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2600601, 2600603, 2600604, 2600905, 2676004 2678467
Telex: 31-65270 PARP IN
Fax: 91-11-26372339

PALESTINE
Embassy of the State of Palestine
D-1/27, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2676605, 2672859
Telex: 031-72207
Fax: 91-11-26872943

PANAMA
Embassy of Panama
25, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26872051, 2677065
Fax: 91-11-26872051

PERU
Embassy of Peru
D-6/13-C, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2673937, 2674085
Telex: 031-82067 PERU IN
Fax: 91-11-26876427

PHILIPPINES
Embassy of the Phillippines
50-N, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2601120, 2603511, 2606986, 2608491, 2608924
Telex: 031-72397 PHND IN
Fax: 91-11-26876401

POLAND
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
50-M, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2608321, 2608322, 2608851
Telex: 031-72192 MOHR
Fax: 91-11-26872033

PORTUGAL
Embassy of Portugal
B-76, Greater Kailash-I
New Delhi-110048
Tel: 26441206, 26441263, 26449648
Telex: 031-71163, LUSO IN, 031-71168 LUSO IN
Fax: 91-11-26464351


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QATAR
Embassy of the State of Qatar
G-5, Anand Niketan
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2601240, 2601741
Telex: 031-72304 HWAR IN
Fax: 91-11-26882184


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ROMANIA
Embassy of Romania
A-52, Vasant Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2670700, 2674447, 2674611
Telex: 031-72204

RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Embassy of the Russian Federation
Shantipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26873799, 26873800, 2606558, 2606026, 2607007 2606137
Telex: 031-82016
Fax: 91-11-26876823


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SAHRAWI (S.A.D.R.)
Embassy of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
E-16, East of Kailash, New Delhi-110065
Tel: 26435804
Telex: 31-71262 SADR IN
Fax: 91-11-26466433

SAN MARINO
Honorary Consulate General of the Republic of San Marino
15, Aurangzeb Road
New Delhi-110011
Tel: 23015850, 23793459
Telex: 031-66370, 62505
Fax: 91-11-26466784, 23792474

SAUDI ARABIA
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
D-12, N.D.S.E. Part-II
New Delhi-110049
Tel: 26442470, 26442471, 26445419, 26445054
Fax: 91-11-26449423

SENEGAL
Embassy of the Republic of Senegal
30, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26873720, 26875808, 26876824
Telex: 031-72041
Fax: 91-11-26875809

SINGAPORE
Singapore High Commission
E-6, Chandragupta Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26885659, 26886506, 26877939, 26874137, 26877940
Telex: 031-72169 SING IN
Fax: 91-11-26886798

SLOVAKIA
Embassy of the Slovak Republic
50-M, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2609205, 2609318, 2601015
Fax: 91-11-26877941

SOMALIA
Embassy of the Somalia Democratic Republic
A-17, Defence Colony
New Delhi-110024
Tel: 24619559, 24617453, 24619277, 24698551
Telex: 031-65010 ESDR IN

SOUTH AFRICA
South African Embassy
Hotel Hyatt Regency, R.No.323
Bhikaiji Cama Place, Ring Road
New Delhi-110066
Tel: 26881234
Fax: 91-11-2609855

SPAIN
Embassy of Spain
12, Prithviraj Road,
New Delhi-110011
Tel: 23792085, 23792082, 23792074
Telex: 031-61488 SPEM IN
Fax: 91-11-23793375

SRI LANKA
High Commission for the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
27, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23010201, 23010202, 23010203, 23011226
Telex: 031-63435 SLHC IN, 031-61162 SLHC IN
Fax: 91-11-23015295

SUDAN
Embassy of the Republic of the Sudan
F-63, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26873185, 26873785, 26873746, 26873739, 26873807
Telex: 031-72347 SEND IN
Fax: 91-11-26883758

SURINAM
Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Surinam
83-C, Himgiri Apartments
Kalkaji Extension
New Delhi-110019
Tel: 26469015

SWEDEN
Embassy of Sweden
Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2604961, 26875760
Telex: 031-82023 SVEN IN
Fax: 91-11-26885401
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SWITZERLAND
Embassy of Switzerland
Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2604225, 2604226, 2604227, 2604323
Telex: 031-72350 AMCH IN
Fax: 91-11-26873093

SYRIA
Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic
5/8, Vasant Marg,
Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2670233, 2670285
Telex: 031-72360 SYEM IN


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TANZANIA
High Commission for the United Republic of Tanzania
27, Golf Links
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24694351, 24694352
Telex: 031-62977 TANZ IN
Fax: 91-11-24616054

THAILAND
Royal Thai Embassy
56-N, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2605679, 2605985, 2607289, 2607807

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
High Commission for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
131, Jor Bagh
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24618186, 24618187
Telex: 031-462481
Fax: 91-11-24624581

TUNISIA
Embassy of Tunisia
23, Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26885346, 26885349, 26885351
Telex: 031-72162 AMTU IN
Fax: 91-11-26885301

TURKEY
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
N-50, Nyaya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2601921, 2601701, 2601706
Telex: 031-72408 TURK IN, New Delhi
Fax: 91-11-26881409, 2609398



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UGANDA
Uganda High Commission
C-6/11 Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26877687, 26874412
Telex: 031-82098 UGAIN IN
Fax: 91-11-26874445 UGANDA HIGH COMMISSION

UKRAINE
Embassy of Ukraine
176, Jor Bagh
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24616019, 24616086, 2607004
Fax: 91-11-24616085, 2607004

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Embassy of the United Arab Emirates
EP-12, Chandragupta Marg
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 2670830, 2670945, 26872822, 26872937
Telex: 031-72325 EMAT IN

UNITED KINGDOM
High Commission for Britain
Shantipath
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26872161
Telex: 031-65125 BHC IN
Fax: 91-11-26872882

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Embassy of the United States of America
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 011- 24198000

UZBEKISTAN
Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan
D-4/6, Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 2673752
Telex: 031-72156 UZCO IN
Fax: 91-11-26873246



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VENEZUELA
Embassy of Venezuela
N-114, Panchshila Park
New Delhi-110017
Tel: 26436535, 26436783, 26436913
Telex: 031-71393 EMVE IN
Fax: 91-11-26471686

VIETNAM
Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
17, Kautilya Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 23018059, 23017714
Fax: 91-11-23017714



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YEMEN
Embassy of the Republic of Yemen
B-70, Greater Kailash-1
New Delhi-110048
Tel: 26414623, 26414731,26451348
Telex: 031-71436 GMDN IN
Fax: 91-11-26451346

YOGOSLAVIA
Embassy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
3/50 G, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26872073, 26873661, 26872095, 26873662, 26873660
Telex: 031-72365 YUAM IN
Fax: 91-11-26885535


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ZAIRE
Embassy of the Republic of Zaire
160, Jor Bagh
New Delhi-110003
Tel: 24619455, 24619456
Telex: 031-66275 ZAIR IN

ZAMBIA
Zambia High Commission
F-8/22 Vasant Vihar
New Delhi-110057
Tel: 26877681, 26877848, 26877862
Telex: 031-66084 ZAMB IN
Fax: 91-11-26877928

ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe High Commission
B-8, Anand Niketan
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 26885060, 26885436, 26872063, 26872064
Telex: 031-72289
Fax: 91-11-26886073

indiaprof

None of which will do you any good if the Embassy or Consulate you need to contact happens to belong to the United States of America.

Their attitude toward travelers in India can be summed up in two and a half words: "You're screwed."

If you need to contact the U.S. diplomatic authorities in India, you'd better figure out some other way to deal with your problem. Well, they might take an interest in you if you're dead, but only if you've been murdered in a spectacular fashion that makes the headlines.

Alas, advice that is the result of bitter experience in the past. I got what I wanted done, but had to complain (through private connections) to people in the State Department in Washington. It took about a month.

Also, last time I tried to call the U.S. Consulate in Chennai, they didn't even bother to answer the phone. They might, however, be a little better with e-mail.

Personally, I prefer not to deal with these people when I'm in India. They represent everything I'm trying to get away from when I go to India.

machadinha

Kindly note the above original post, and thus this thread, was provided by Beach in 2004.

I have commemorated before here an emergency letter by Dutch embassy personnel worldwide written a year or two ago. The gist of it was that with the steady advent of the internet they find themselves overrun by people getting themselves in a pickle over perfectly avoidable trouble, ranging from cultural misunderstandings to diseases to theft etc. And how they have neither the time nor the capacity for it. Whereas in ye olde days perhaps one might daydream but would be less likely to arrive at one's destination at the touch of a button without a modicum of preparation. (Hey! Timbuctu looks nice! And it's a mere X00 Euros!)

I think I can relate.

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indiaprof

Ah, thanks.

Well, Americans tend to have this idea that the Embassy is still some sort of 19th century institution that you can wander into, at will, and find someone from the U.S. Government, wearing a pith helmet, ready to help you. I wished to dispel this misnomer.

The U.S. consular officials in India mainly handle Indian immigration matters and trade. They don't want/like to deal with tourists. Also, even before 9/11 our consulates and embassies in India were fortress-like, and since then they've become quite literally buried in bunkers, machine-gun nests, and razor wire.

Personally, I don't rely on U.S. consular assistance except in so far as it might be required in connection with my job, if I need persmissions from the Indian Government to do something.

The U.S. officials won't assist, of course, with petty problems (nor should they), but (alas) they won't be of much help in serious situations (arrest, accidental death, etc.), either. In such cases, you need to help yourself.

Also, if all of your money is stolen, etc., and somehow you manage to contact the Consulate (not easy), they will fly you home at Government expense, if necessary, but you won't be able to travel again for years. I think they seize your passport and hand you a plane ticket.

machadinha

Indeed. Well before the above-mentioned modern-day trouble of people booking a trip on the web they have no idea about, embassy personnel and the governments they work for had gotten sick and tired of, and put a stop to, people thinking they'll be helped out with pocket money/a flight home/let alone actual criminal doings involving prostitution and drug possession or peddling or whatever else we all get up to.

To the extent that that wasn't a myth in say the early 1960's, you certainly won't be helped out with it now, kids. Most embassies I know state explicitly on their sites that they won't.

That is to say they won't give you a flight home, and they won't give you some loan to get by on. (At least my government doesn't.) And if in jail you'd be lucky to see someone throw a newspaper in after several months. I guess too many fools tried before you.

RPG

In Mark Twain's "Innocents Abroad" (1880s?), I particularly remember the part where they wrote to the American consul in Beirut, asking him to hire mules for their trip inland to Damascus and then Jerusalem. And when their boat arrived in Beirut, mules had been arranged.

One day I'm going to do an experiment to see if this method still works.

indiaprof

Machadinha,

I haven't been in any trouble in India, thank goodness, so I haven't had to rely on the consular services for any emergency issues. However, I have noticed - from watching the experiences of others - that you can't expect a whole lot of help. And the consulates of each country are different. They have different institutional cultures, different priorities, and different security issues. Needless to say, U.S. diplomats right now are quite literally on a war-footing.

On a side note: Once I did have to contact the French Consulate in Pondicherry to report the death of a French citizen who was killed accidentally by a bomb planted in an auto rickshaw. I had to make the call in the middle of the night, on a bad phone, but fortunately I actually happened to know the guy who answered the phone in Pondicherry. The next day, the French consulate sent someone up to Chennai to help sort the situation out, and they were very good about it - especially in dealing with the poor guy's girlfriend, who had been sitting next to him when the bomb went off. (I think it was a local hit on some trade union leader or something, using a primitive pipe bomb.) The victim's friend came back to our lodge in shock, covered in blood, which was why I made the call for her.

I think the U.S. Embassy will get you home, but rules may have changed. Some years ago, they would help you arrange a money transfer or loan from a private source in the states. Barring that, it was the passport-for-plane ticket exchange. Once the Government seizes your passport under such circumstances, getting a new one isn't going to be easy, and you can forget about traveling for a while.

I was contacted in the middle of the night back in the early 90's by a consular official and had the pleasant experience of wiring some idiot some money through Western Union to help them get home. The person never paid me back. If the consulate now wants to leave people of this ilk to work their way home aboard a manure boat, I'm OK with that.

Jail is quite another matter. The Foreigners Act restricts how and by whom a foreigner can be arrested in India, and gives you the right to counsel as well as the right to contact your consular officials, but they are probably not going to take much of an interest in you if it looks like you ended up in the slammer by being stupid. In your American passport is specifically says that while you are traveling in a foreign country (say, India) you must obey all of the laws of that country.

And I understand there's a new clause about not taking care of orders for mules....