India has opened its new consulate in Shanghai after 32 years. With a large modern campus, digital facilities and superior services, it will provide fast and transparent consular assistance to Indian citizens, businessmen and companies.
Shanghai: India has opened its new Consulate in China’s IT and business hub Shanghai, which is changing its location for the first time after almost 32 years. This change is not considered normal as the Indian community, business activities and needs of embassy services have increased significantly in a global city like Shanghai in the last three decades.
The capacity of the old building was limited and due to the increasing demand, the need for a larger, modern and digital facility with the Consulate was felt for a long time. With the inauguration of the new campus, it is expected that Indian citizens will now get more fast, systematic and international level services and at the same time there will be a new momentum in India-China relations.
twice as big modern building
The new Consulate has been established in the prestigious Dawning Center in Shanghai’s Changning District, known for its connectivity, security and business environment. The new building is spread over an area of approximately 1,436.63 square metres, which is almost twice the size of the earlier campus. This expansion will provide the consular staff with more space, better infrastructure and advanced technological facilities.
The building has been designed to cater to the large number of Indian citizens and business representatives visiting every day without any overcrowding. According to the statement issued by the Embassy, this building will become fully operational from December 8 and all services will be provided from the new centre.
Indian business community of East China will get big relief
This new Consulate located in Shanghai is of utmost importance for Indian businessmen and professionals living in the eastern part of China. The region includes big business cities like Yiwu, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou and Nanjing, where thousands of Indian companies, businessmen and startups are active. Trade relations have gained momentum in the last few years and many Indian industrialists are strengthening their presence in East China.
In such a situation, with the opening of the new Consulate, processes like passport services, visa related work, document verification, emergency assistance and business counseling will be done with greater speed and transparency than before. These facilities will prove to be very useful for those Indian entrepreneurs who want to strengthen partnership, investment or import-export relations in China.
Diplomatic encouragement received on 75 years of India-China relations
Indian Ambassador Pradeep Kumar Rawat said at the inauguration ceremony that this year is also special because India and China are celebrating the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. On this occasion, Rawat also said that Shanghai is not only an economic center for India but also a very important city from strategic and cultural point of view.
He said the new Consulate will strengthen Indian presence and business interests in the region and will make communication, cooperation and diplomatic processes between the two countries more effective. He said that the modern facilities available in the new building will provide a new level of services to the Indian community.
Fast services with advanced features
The new Consulate is equipped with many advanced and modern facilities. The building has been designed to handle document processing, visa applications, passport related work and emergency services in a more speedy and organized manner. Apart from this, features like digital system, electronic queue management, biometric assistance and separate service counters have also been added. This will provide better service experience to Indian citizens and companies in less time. This facility will also prove to be extremely helpful for Indian students, employees and families, as the Indian population in Shanghai is continuously increasing.
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