A video surfaced on social media in which suspected pro-Khalistani protestors were seen gathering outside the Indian consulate in San Francisco, shouting slogans and heckling staff as they abandoned the diplomatic mission.
Accompanied by officials from the Indian Embassy in Yangon, the Consulate General in Sittwe, and the India Ports Global Limited (IPGL), Ambassador Thakur also met with local leadership to discuss bilateral development initiatives and community-focused programs.
Together, with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti dedicated the site of the US consulate, which is intended to become the fifth US consulate in India.
Garectti, while talking to the reporters, said that although there will not be any visa services in the first year, they will be pushing for it as soon as possible.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar joined US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti for the opening of the US Consulate in Bangalore. Hailing the step as an important moment in the India-US ties, Jaishankar also announced that India will soon be opening its consulate in Los Angeles.
Ahead of the US Consulate opening in Bengaluru, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Wednesday met with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with traditional Mysore Pak sweets and expressed gratitude to the Central Government for facilitating the consulate in Bengaluru.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Spanish President Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, reaffirming India-Spain relations and conveying Prime Minister Narendra Modi's greetings. EAM Jaishankar highlighted progress on bilateral agendas, building on Spain's prior engagement with India.
On Saturday afternoon, four staff members encircled RFA Cantonese Service reporter Matthew Leung after he began taking photos of them erasing slogans painted in white on the sidewalk outside the Chinese consulate on Denison Road in Manchester.
As a mark of respect to the late former Prime Minister and in solidarity with the Government and people of India, all national flags across the country and at Bhutan's Embassies, Missions, and Consulates abroad are being flown at half-mast.