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The Consulate General serves the Indian states of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Sikkim, and the seven sister states. Technically, the consulate reports through the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi . The U.S Consulate in Calcutta is the U.S. Department of State's second oldest consulate in the world and dates from November 19, 1792 as the oldest U.S ...
The history of Bengal is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent and the surrounding regions of South Asia and Southeast Asia. It includes modern-day Bangladesh and the Indian states of West Bengal , Tripura and Assam 's Karimganj district , located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay ...
Bengal was identified by the traders as "the richest country to trade with". [4] They had many trade posts in Bengal and used to control the thriving sea port at Chittagong . After subsequent wars against the Arakans and the Mughals, the Portuguese lost their control over Chittagong in the 17th century. [ 5 ]
The Bengal Sultanate controlled Bengal, Assam, Arakan, Bihar and Orissa at different periods in history. In Mughal Bengal, the Nawab of Bengal had a jurisdiction covering Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Bengal's administrative jurisdiction reached its greatest extent under the British Empire, when the Bengal Presidency extended from the Straits of ...
Bengal was overwhelmed during the pan-Indian invasion of Sher Shah Suri and became part of the Sur Empire. The invasion prompted the Mughal Empire to occupy parts of Bengal. Both the Mughals and Bengal Sultanate were overrun by the Suri forces. Bengal regained its independence after Suri governors rebelled and re-established the sultanate.
Bangladeshi High Commission in London. The ties between Britain and Bangladesh date back to the British Raj, when the region of Bengal was annexed in 1757. During the Bangladesh Liberation War Britain offered shelter to diplomats and people who escaped the conflict.
US President Richard Nixon denied getting involved in the situation, saying that it was an internal matter of Pakistan, but when Pakistan's defeat seemed certain, Nixon sent the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise to the Bay of Bengal, [19] a move deemed by the Indians as a nuclear threat.
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