The Republic of India has one of the largest diplomatic networks, reflecting its links in the world and particularly in neighbouring regions: Central Asia, the Middle East, East Africa, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the rest of the Indian subcontinent. There are also far-flung missions in the Caribbean and the Pacific, locations of historical Indian diaspora communities.
As a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, Indian diplomatic missions in the capitals of other Commonwealth members are known as High Commissions. In other cities of Commonwealth countries, the consular missions are known as "Consulates-General", [1] except those in Bangladesh, which are known as "Assistant High Commission(s)".
As of 2025, India has 218 resident missions operating in various countries worldwide, not including honorary missions.
| Region / Category | Number of Missions Operational |
|---|---|
| Africa | 52 |
| Europe (including Russia) | 51 |
| North America (US and Canada) | 11 |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 19 |
| South Asia (other than India) | 16 |
| West Asia | 23 |
| Central Asia | 5 |
| East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan) | 11 |
| South-East Asia | 17 |
| Oceania | 9 |
| Multilateral Organizations (ASEAN, UN-New York, UN-Geneva, UNESCO) | 4 |
| Total | 218 |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algiers | Embassy | [2] | ||
| Luanda | Embassy | [3] | ||
| Gaborone | High Commission | International Organizations: | [4] | |
| Ouagadougou | Embassy | [5] [6] | ||
| Yaoundé | High Commission | [7] [6] | ||
| Praia | Embassy | [8] | ||
| N'Djamena | Embassy | [9] | ||
| Brazzaville | Embassy | [10] [6] | ||
| Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries: | [11] | |
| Djibouti City | Embassy | Countries: | [12] [6] | |
| Cairo | Embassy | [13] | ||
| Malabo | Embassy | [14] [6] | ||
| Asmara | Embassy | [15] [6] | ||
| Mbabane | High Commission | [16] [6] | ||
| Addis Ababa | Embassy | International Organizations: | [17] | |
| Libreville | High Commission | [18] | ||
| Accra | High Commission | [19] | ||
| Conakry | Embassy | [20] [6] | ||
| Abidjan | Embassy | [21] | ||
| Nairobi | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [22] | |
| Mombasa | Assistant High Commission | [23] | ||
| Monrovia | Embassy | [6] | ||
| Tripoli | Embassy | [24] | ||
| Antananarivo | Embassy | Countries: | [25] | |
| Lilongwe | High Commission | [26] | ||
| Bamako | Embassy | [27] | ||
| Nouakchott | Embassy | [6] | ||
| Port Louis | High Commission | [28] | ||
| Rabat | Embassy | [29] | ||
| Maputo | High Commission | [30] | ||
| Windhoek | High Commission | [31] | ||
| Niamey | Embassy | [32] | ||
| Abuja | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [33] | |
| Lagos | Consulate-General | [33] [34] | ||
| Kigali | High Commission | [35] [6] | ||
| São Tomé | Embassy | [36] [6] | ||
| Dakar | Embassy | Countries: | [37] | |
| Victoria | High Commission | [38] | ||
| Freetown | High Commission | [39] [6] | ||
| Pretoria | High Commission | Countries: | [40] | |
| Cape Town | Consulate-General | [41] | ||
| Durban | Consulate-General | [42] | ||
| Johannesburg | Consulate-General | [43] | ||
| Juba | Embassy | [44] | ||
| Khartoum | Embassy | [45] | ||
| Dar es Salaam | High Commission | [46] | ||
| Zanzibar City | Consulate-General | [47] | ||
| Lomé | Embassy | [48] | ||
| Tunis | Embassy | [49] | ||
| Kampala | High Commission | Countries: | [50] | |
| Lusaka | High Commission | [51] | ||
| Harare | Embassy | [52] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | Embassy | Countries: | [53] | |
| La Paz | Embassy | [18] | ||
| Brasília | Embassy | [54] | ||
| São Paulo | Consulate-General | [55] | ||
| Ottawa | High Commission | [56] | ||
| Toronto | Consulate-General | [57] | ||
| Vancouver | Consulate-General | [58] | ||
| Santiago de Chile | Embassy | [59] | ||
| Bogotá | Embassy | [60] | ||
| Havana | Embassy | [61] | ||
| Santo Domingo | Embassy | Countries: | [62] [6] [63] | |
| Quito | Embassy | [64] | ||
| Guatemala City | Embassy | Countries: | [65] | |
| Georgetown | High Commission | Countries: International Organizations: | [66] | |
| Kingston | High Commission | Countries: | [67] | |
| Mexico City | Embassy | Countries: | [68] | |
| Panama City | Embassy | Countries: | [69] | |
| Asunción | Embassy | [62] [6] | ||
| Lima | Embassy | [70] | ||
| Paramaribo | Embassy | Countries: | [71] | |
| Port of Spain | High Commission | [72] | ||
| Washington, D.C. | Embassy | International Organizations: | [73] | |
| Atlanta | Consulate-General | [74] | ||
| Chicago | Consulate-General | [75] | ||
| Houston | Consulate-General | [76] | ||
| Los Angeles | Consulate-General | [77] | ||
| New York City | Consulate-General | [78] | ||
| San Francisco | Consulate-General | [79] | ||
| Seattle | Consulate-General | [80] | ||
| Caracas | Embassy | [81] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kabul | Embassy | [82] | ||
| Yerevan | Embassy | [83] | ||
| Baku | Embassy | |||
| Manama | Embassy | |||
| Dhaka | High Commission | |||
| Chittagong | Assistant High Commission | |||
| Khulna | Assistant High Commission | [6] | ||
| Rajshahi | Assistant High Commission | [84] | ||
| Sylhet | Assistant High Commission | [85] [6] | ||
| Thimphu | Embassy | |||
| Phuntsholing | Consulate-General | [86] | ||
| Bandar Seri Begawan | High Commission | |||
| Phnom Penh | Embassy | |||
| Beijing | Embassy | |||
| Guangzhou | Consulate-General | [87] | ||
| Hong Kong | Consulate-General | |||
| Shanghai | Consulate-General | [88] | ||
| Tbilisi | Embassy | [18] | ||
| Jakarta | Embassy | [89] | ||
| Denpasar | Consulate-General | [90] | ||
| Medan | Consulate-General | [91] | ||
| Tehran | Embassy | |||
| Bandar Abbas | Consulate-General | |||
| Zahedan | Consulate-General | |||
| Baghdad | Embassy | |||
| Erbil | Consulate-General | [6] | ||
| Tel Aviv | Embassy | |||
| Tokyo | Embassy | Countries: | [92] | |
| Fukuoka | Consulate-General | [92] | ||
| Osaka | Consulate-General | [92] | ||
| Amman | Embassy | |||
| Astana | Embassy | |||
| Kuwait City | Embassy | |||
| Bishkek | Embassy | |||
| Vientiane | Embassy | |||
| Beirut | Embassy | |||
| Kuala Lumpur | High Commission | |||
| Malé | High Commission | |||
| Ulaanbaatar | Embassy | |||
| Yangon | Embassy | |||
| Mandalay | Consulate-General | |||
| Sittwe | Consulate-General | |||
| Kathmandu | Embassy | |||
| Birgunj | Consulate-General | |||
| Pyongyang | Embassy | [93] | ||
| Muscat | Embassy | |||
| Islamabad | High Commission | |||
| Ramallah | Representative office | |||
| Manila | Embassy | Countries: | ||
| Doha | Embassy | |||
| Riyadh | Embassy | |||
| Jeddah | Consulate-General | |||
| Singapore | High Commission | |||
| Colombo | High Commission | |||
| Hambantota | Consulate-General | |||
| Jaffna | Consulate-General | [94] | ||
| Kandy | Assistant High Commission | |||
| Seoul | Embassy | |||
| Damascus | Embassy | [95] | ||
| Taipei | Association | [96] | ||
| Dushanbe | Embassy | |||
| Bangkok | Embassy | [97] | ||
| Chiang Mai | Consulate | [97] | ||
| Dili | Embassy | [98] | ||
| Ankara | Embassy | |||
| Istanbul | Consulate-General | |||
| Ashgabat | Embassy | |||
| Abu Dhabi | Embassy | |||
| Dubai | Consulate-General | |||
| Tashkent | Embassy | |||
| Hanoi | Embassy | |||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Consulate-General | |||
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | High Commission | Countries: | [141] | |
| Brisbane | Consulate-General | [141] | ||
| Melbourne | Consulate-General | [141] | ||
| Perth | Consulate-General | [141] | ||
| Sydney | Consulate-General | [141] | ||
| Suva | High Commission | [142] | ||
| Wellington | High Commission | Countries: | [143] | |
| Auckland | Consulate-General | [144] | ||
| Port Moresby | High Commission | Countries: | [145] |
| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakarta | Indonesia | Mission | [146] [6] | |
| Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | [136] | |
| New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [147] | |
| Paris | France | Permanent Mission | ||
This is a list of locations in which new resident missions have been formally announced but have not yet become fully operational:
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogadishu | Embassy | 1991 | [148] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herat | Consulate-General | 2020 | ||
| Jalalabad | Consulate-General | 2020 | ||
| Kandahar | Consulate-General | 2021 | ||
| Mazar-i-Sharif | Consulate-General | 2021 | ||
| Lhasa | Consulate-General | 1962 | [149] [150] | |
| Abbottabad | Consulate-General | 1982 | [151] | |
| Karachi | Consulate-General | 1994 | [152] | |
| Sana'a | Embassy | 2015 | [153] [154] |
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odesa | Consulate-General | 1999 | [155] |