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Philipp Friedrich Johannes Ackermann (born June 24, 1965, in Miltenberg, Bavaria) is a German diplomat. Since 2022, he heads the German Embassy in New Delhi as Ambassador to India with secondary accreditation to the Kingdom of Bhutan. [1] [2]
India gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1947. Accordingly, there was only a German consular representation during the colonial period. The Federal Republic of Germany had an ambassador in India since 1952. The German ambassadors in India were also responsible for Nepal and Bhutan at times.
India became independent from the United Kingdom on August 15, 1947. West Germany opened an embassy in New Delhi on April 22, 1952.. The GDR maintained an official trade mission in New Delhi from 1956, which was converted into a consulate general in 1970.
The following is the list of ambassadors and high commissioners to India. High commissioners represent member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and ambassadors represent other states. Note that some diplomats are accredited to more than one country.
The Consulate was inaugurated on 21 November 2008 by Foreign Minister of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier in the presence of ambassador to India Bernd Mützelburg and Consul General Stefan Graf in rented premises located in the CBD of Bangalore; however, the post was not to begin processing visa and work permit applications till 2011. [1]
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In January 2019 the Indian government updated e-Visa rules for all eligible countries. The validity of Indian e-tourist and e-Business Visa was increased from 60 days with double entry to up-to 1 year with multiple entries. The validity count starts from the day of being granted the e-visa online and not from the day of physical entry as before ...