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Countries belonging to the Commonwealth of Nations exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors.Though there are a few technical differences (for instance, whereas ambassadors present their diplomatic credentials to the host country's head of state, high commissioners are accredited to the head of government), they are in practice the same office.
India has a high commission in London and two consulates-general in Birmingham and Edinburgh. [1] The United Kingdom has a high commission in New Delhi and six deputy high commissions in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata. [2] Both countries are full members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Chandigarh (Deputy High Commission) Chennai (Deputy High Commission) Hyderabad (Deputy High Commission) Kolkata (Deputy High Commission) Mumbai (Deputy High Commission) Panaji (British Nationals Assistance Office) Indonesia. Jakarta Iran. Tehran (Embassy) Iraq. Baghdad (Embassy) Erbil (Consulate-General) Israel. Tel Aviv
This is a list of diplomatic missions in India. There are 158 embassies/high commissions in New Delhi, and many countries maintain consulates in other Indian cities. [1] ...
The premises were leased to the British High Commission as the residence of the Deputy High Commissioner from 1948 to 1983. The first floor of the building also held the offices of senior Commission officials. It remained vacant until 2003, when a part of it was given to the Indian Council for Cultural Relations to be used for cultural activities.
A British High Commission is a British diplomatic mission, equivalent to an embassy, found in countries that are members of the Commonwealth of Nations. Their general purpose is to provide diplomatic relationships as well as travel information, passports, dual-citizenship information, and other services between Commonwealth states.
In 2006, the Deputy High Commission at Chennai processed 11,224 visa applications, next only to the Mumbai Centre. The High Commissions at Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata processed 14,366, 6,688 and 1,328 applications, respectively. [12] In 2008, of the 336,000 student visas issued in India, around 20 per cent (67,000) were issued in Chennai. [13 ...
The High Commission of the United Kingdom in New Delhi is the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in India. [1] It is located at Shantipath in Chanakyapuri.. The British High Commission in New Delhi covers consular services for Northern India, namely, Delhi and the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttarakhand.