Archive · 8 Dec 2025
India Opens New Shanghai Consulate After 32 Years
India has opened a new, bigger building for its consulate in Shanghai, China.
This is the first time in 32 years that India has built a new consulate building there.
The new building is on the sixth floor of the Dawning Centre and is more than twice as big as the old one.
It will help Indian people and Chinese business partners get better and faster services.
Lots of important people, including the Indian Ambassador to China and local Chinese officials, were there to celebrate the opening.
The new building is in a busy business area near an airport and a train station, making it easy for people to visit.
The new consulate will start full operations on December 8, and it will serve Indian businesses in the eastern region of China, including places like Yiwu.
The Indian Ambassador said that this year is special because India and China are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic ties.
The Consul General said that the new building will make services better and more efficient for everyone who uses it.
India inaugurated a new, larger consulate building in Shanghai after 32 years, reflecting growing ties with China.
The state-of-the-art chancery is located on the sixth floor of the Dawning Centre in the Changning district, occupying 1,436.63 sq m of space, more than double the size of the previous one.
The new premises will provide expanded consular, commercial, cultural, and administrative services in one secure, modern location, starting full operations on December 8.
The building is situated in the Hongqiao-Gubei business corridor, close to Hongqiao international airport and railway station for easy access, serving Indian businesses in the eastern region of China.
The inauguration was attended by nearly 400 guests, including Chinese officials, foreign diplomats, and members of the Indian community from various cities under the Consulate's jurisdiction.
- Who
- India's Ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat; Consul General Pratik Mathur; Chinese local government officials, foreign diplomats, Indian community members
- What
- Inauguration of a new, larger consulate building in Shanghai
- When
- Sunday (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Dawning Centre, Changning district, Shanghai, China
- Why
- To reflect growing economic and people-to-people ties with China, and to provide expanded consular, commercial, cultural, and administrative services
- Location
- Dawning Centre, Changning district, Shanghai
- Size
- 1,436.63 sq m (entire 6th floor)
- Previous Location
- Shanghai International Trade Centre (since 1993)
- Established
- 1950 (India's oldest consular post in mainland China)
- Attendees
- 400 (including Chinese officials, diplomats, Indian community members)
- Key Speaker
- Consul General Pratik Mathur
- Significance
- First new consulate building in 32 years
- Full Operations Start Date
- December 8
