British High Commission, New Delhi

British High Commission, New Delhi

Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Coordinates 28°35′51.76″N 77°11′35.16″E / 28.5977111°N 77.1931000°E / 28.5977111; 77.1931000Coordinates: 28°35′51.76″N 77°11′35.16″E / 28.5977111°N 77.1931000°E / 28.5977111; 77.1931000
Location India New Delhi, India
Address Shantipath,
Chanakyapuri,
New Delhi 110021
High Commissioner Sir Dominic Asquith
Website British High Commission, New Delhi
The British High Commission in New Delhi, India

The High Commission of the United Kingdom in New Dehli is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in India.[1] It is located at Shantipath in Chanakyapuri district. The current High Commissioner is Sir Dominic Asquith who was appointed in 2016.

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. The High Commission has regional offices, the Deputy High Commissions, at Kolkata, Chennai, and Mumbai. The Deputy High Commission at Bangalore falls under the Chennai division.

Departments

The various departments of the High Commission are as follows:[2]

In 2010, the British High Commission launched its Hindi website.[9]

See also

References

  1. "British High Commission New Delhi". Gov.uk. British Government. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. "Our High Commission". UK in India. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  3. "Who we are". British Council. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  4. "British library to come up in Chandigarh". The Economic Times. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  5. "Bangalore Location and Access". UK in India. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  6. "UK visas to cost more, process privatised". The Economic Times (New Delhi: The Times Group). 2 February 2003. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  7. Kumar, Rahul (22 October 2002). "UK visa centre in Jalandhar". The Economic Times (Jalandhar: The Times Group). Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  8. Kumar, Rahul (3 April 2007). "Smooth passage for students to UK". The Economic Times (Chandigarh: The Times Group). Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.
  9. "British High Commission launches Hindi website". The Economic Times (The Times Group). 31 March 2010. Retrieved 25 Jan 2012.

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