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Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Friday urged the US to make sure that the nation’s new consulate in Bengaluru begins visa operations on the earliest.
The minister was on the “web site dedication ceremony” of the fifth US consulate in India, which is all set to start operations. The consulate will work out of the US Industrial Service Workplace within the metropolis until a everlasting location is finalised.
Jaishankar additionally mentioned that an Indian consulate in Los Angeles will open quickly. Outgoing US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti recalled that it was throughout one of many preparatory conferences for the G20 Summit in 2023 the place Jaishankar urged the US to open extra consulates in India.
“As we speak, a promise made is a promise saved,” he mentioned.
Jaishankar mentioned: “In 2023, as we ready for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state go to, the institution of this consulate grew to become a precedence. I instructed Ambassador Garcetti: ‘If you happen to get Bengaluru finished, I’ll get Los Angeles finished’. So, as we rejoice this milestone, I’m blissful to share {that a} new Indian consulate in Los Angeles will quickly observe.”
The US Consulate in Bengaluru, arrange after a virtually two-decade wait, joins the “first dozen” of international consulates within the metropolis. Jaishankar mentioned that the milestone marks the start of an thrilling chapter for US-India relations, significantly in sectors like expertise, house, protection, and training. “Bengaluru, as India’s tech capital, and Karnataka, as a hub of innovation, will play essential roles on this journey,” he mentioned.
The institution of the US consulate in Bengaluru is anticipated to profit all US-headquartered corporations in Karnataka, enterprise travellers from the US to Karnataka and again, in addition to vacationers to and from the US.
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