b

Budget is a step towards creating more employment avenues: Samson Khaou

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large




b

Budget's focus on agriculture augurs well for agrochemicals: Sudhir Shetty

However, there are no significant steps for enabling access of feedstock to petrochemicals industry




b

Fish farmers get a low catch in this budget: Kamlesh Gupta

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr




b

Budget gives an impetus to infrastructure sector: Nand Kishore

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies




b

Budget lays foundation of digital revolution in agriculture: Rajiv Tevtiya

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced




b

Budget is reasonably balanced for an inclusive growth: Adarsh Hegde

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on




b

Budget falls short of electronic product makers' expectations

Domestic industry says it encourages imports with all duties such as BCD, CVD, etc being waived off




b

Union budget: New horizon for the healthcare sector

Budget's proposal to frame new rules for regulating medical devices is reassuring, says Viral Gandhi




b

Agriculture is the most significant beneficiary of budget: Ankur Aggarwal

Steps to encourage implementation of technology & its tools in Indian agriculture are positive




b

Budget will have a positive impact on robotics industry: Pradeep David

Investment in electronics sector will trigger an inspection & assembly related market for robots




b

Budget's thrust is on agriculture & rural development: MK Dhanuka

Rs 10 lakh crores as credit to farmers is a good news for the agri and allied sector players




b

No healing touch for logistics in budget after demonetisation

However, plans to improve 'Lifeline' will offer better future for logistics sector, says Areef Patel




b

Higher budgetary allocations to defence a signal of intent from government

Hike of 20.62% shows that government expects several large acquisitions to be initiated in FY18




b

Impact of budget 2017 on healthcare sector: High on ambition, low on vision

It lays out some ambitious targets, but falls short on long term vision, says Dr Dharminder Nagar




b

Central African Republic

Honorary Consulate General of India
B. P. 3364, Enface de Mamica
A. V. Banda, Pk-4, Bangui
Republique Centrafricane.

Telephone: 00-236-70804343
E-Mail: NA

Honorary Consul General of India*
Pankaj Girdharilal Tewani




b

Zimbabwe

Embassy of India, Harare
No.12 Natal Road,
Belgravia, P.O. Box No.4620,
Harare, Zimbabwe.

Telephone: 00-263-04-795955 / 56
Fax: 00-263-04-795958
E-Mail: ambassador@embindia.org.zw (Amb), hoc@embindia.org.zw (HOC), attache.cons@embindia.org.zw (Attache Consular), cons@embindia.org.zw (Consular Section), attache.admn@embindia.org.zw (Attache Admn), itec@embindia.org.zw (ITEC Section), com@embindia.org.zw (Commercial Wing)

Ambassador
Jaitendra Kumar Tripathi
First Secretary & HOC
Rakshpaul Singh Malhotra




b

Zambia

High Commission of India, Lusaka
1, Pandit Nehru Road, Long Acres,
P.O. Box No.3211, Lusaka, Zambia.


Telephone: 00-260-211-253159 / 60
Fax: 00-260-211-254118
E-Mail:hc.lusaka@mea.gov.in (High Commissioner),hoc.lusaka@mea.gov.in (HOC) pol.lusaka@mea.gov.in (Political) info.lusaka@mea.gov.in (for ITEC & Information)com.lusaka@mea.gov.in (Commerce), cons.lusaka@mea.gov.in (Consular)

High Commissioner
Ashok Kumar
Counsellor
J. S. Variaah




b

Uzbekistan

Embassy of India, Tashkent
15-16, Kara Bulak (Vakhshskaya)
Street, Mirzo Ulugbek District,
Tashkent 700052, Uzbekistan.

Telephone: 00-998-71-1400983 / 997 / 998, 2555116 (ER)
Fax: 00-998-71-1400987 / 999
E-Mail: amb.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Amb),indiaemb@buzton.com (General), indhoc@buzton.com (HOC), consind@buzton.com (Consular),com.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Commercial)
Website: www.indembassy.uz

Ambassador
A. Gitesh Sarma
First Secretary(Com)&HOC
P. K. Muraleedhar Babu




b

United Arab Emirates

Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
Plot No. 10, Sector W-59/02
Diplomatic Area, Off-Airport Road,
PO Box No.4090,
Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Telephone: 00-971-2-4492700, 4447729
Fax: 00-971-2-4444685, 4447768 (Consular)
E-Mail:amboffice@indembassyuae.org (Ambassador's office),hoc@indembassyuae.org (Gen),commerce@indembassyuae.org (Eco & Com Wing),cons@indembassyuae.org (Consular Wing), edu@indembassyuae.org (Education Wing)help@indembassyuae.org (Community Welfare Wing)
Website:www.indembassyuae.org

Ambassador
M.K. Lokesh
Deputy Chief of Mission
Ms. Namrata S. Kumar




b

Trinidad and Tobago

High Commission of India, Port of Spain
No. 6, Victoria Avenue, PO Box 530,
Port of Spain.
[*Con.acc. to Grenada (St.George s), Dominica (Roseau) and Montserrat (Plymouth)].

Telephone: 001-868-627-7480/7481
Fax: 001-868-627-6985/5731/4652
E-Mail: hc.pospain@mea.gov.in, hcipos@tstt.net.tt, hoc.pospain@mea.gov.in, ssci@hcipos.org
Website: www.hcipos.org

High Commissioner*
Malay Mishra
Second Secretary
M.P. Bhardwaj






b

Saudi Arabia

Embassy of India, Riyadh
B-1, Diplomatic Quarter,
P.B.No.94387, Riyadh-11693,
Saudi Arabia.

Telephone: 00-966-1-4884144, 4884691, 4884692, 4834254, 4884697, 4881982 (24 hour Help Line)
Fax: 00-966-1-4884750 (Chancery), 4804764 (Commercial)
E-Mail: amb.riyadh@mea.gov.in, dcm.riyadh@mea.gov.in, pol.riyadh@mea.gov.in, cons.riyadh@mea.gov.in, hoc.riyadh@mea.gov.in, com.riyadh@mea.gov.in, def.riyadh@mea.gov.in, wel.riyadh@mea.gov.in, pol1.riyadh@mea.gov.in, cul.riyadh@mea.gov.in, adm.riyadh@mea.gov.in
Website: www.indianembassy.org.sa

Ambassador
Hamid Ali Rao
Deputy Chief of Mission
Manohar Ram
Deputy Chief of Mission (Designate)
Sibi George





b

Mozambique

High Commision of India, Maputo
Avenida Kenneth Kaunda No. 167,
PO Box 4751, Maputo, Mozambique.
[*Con. acc. as HC of India to Kingdom of Swaziland (Mbabane)].

Telephone: 00-258-21492437, 21490717
Fax: 00-258-21492364
E-Mail: hicomind@tvcabo.co.mz (General), hc.maputo@mea.gov.in (HC), hoc.maputo@mea.gov.in (HOC)
Website: www.hicomind-maputo.org

High Commissioner*
Dr. Ashok K. Amrohi
Second Secretary
Shri Surender Nangia




b

Mauritania [Islamic Republic of]

Honorary Consulate of India, Nouakchott
ASML Group, Alkaima City Centre 7th
floor, 10 Rue Mamadou Konate,
PO Box 2823, Nouakchott [*Under Embassy of India, Bamako(Mali)].

Telephone: 00-222-45241111 (O & R)
Fax: 00-222-45255795
E-Mail: amouhidine@asmlgroup.com

Honorary Consul*
Mr. Mouhidine Ahmed Saleck




b

Luxembourg [Grand Dutchy of]

Honorary Consulate General of India, Luxembourg
25B, Boulevard Road, B.P. 282,
L-2012, Luxembourg.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Brussels (Belgium)].

Telephone: 00-352-473886
Fax: 00-352-222584
E-Mail: jim.penning@legalex.lu
Website: www.indembassy.be

Honorary Consul General*
Mr. Jean Pierre (JIM) Penning




b

Libya

Embassy of India, Tripoli
Fashloom Area, Nafleen, PO Box 3150
Tripoli, Libya.
[*Concurrently accredited as High Commissioner to Malta (Valetta)].

Telephone: 00-218-21-3409283,218-91-2145881(Mobile)
Fax: 00-218-21-3409282
E-Mail: amb.tripoli@mea.gov.in (Amb office), hoc.tripoli@mea.gov.in (HOC), indembassytrip@yahoo.com (Info Wing), consular_indembtrip@yahoo.com (Consular), commercial_indembtrip@yahoo.com (Commercial), indembtrip@hotmail.com (Political Wing)

Ambassador*
Anil Kumar Trigunayat




b

Liberia

Honorary Consulate General of India, Monrovia
Vai Town, Bushrod Island,
PO Box No.10-3717, 1000, Monrovia,
10, Liberia. (R) India House, Mamba
Pt., Monrovia (*Under E/I Abidjan)

Telephone: 00-231-6-510144, 4-721721
E-Fax: 00-320-3234378
E-Mail: jeetytrading@awli.net, jeetytrading@yahoo.com

Honorary Consul General*
Upjit Singh Sachdeva




b

Lebanon

Embassy of India, Beirut
239, Ibrahim Abed El Aal Street,
Ras Beirut, PO Box 113-5240 Beirut,
Lebanon Zip Code No. 2034-4411

Telephone: 00-961-1-741270, 735922, 735856
Fax: 00-961-1- 741283
E-Mail:amb.beirut@mea.gov.in (Amb),hoc.beirut@mea.gov.in (HOC), cons.beirut@mea.gov.in (Consular)

Ambassador
Ravi Thapar
Second Secretary & HOC
Sunil Kumar




b

Czech Republic

Embassy of India, Prague
Milady Horakove 93/60,
Prague 7, 170 00,
Czech Republic.

Telephone: 00-420-257533490
Fax: 00-420-257533378, 257533285
E-Mail:india@india.cz (Chancery),hoc@india.cz (HOC), ambassador@india.cz (Ambassador)
Website: www.india.cz

Ambassador
V. Ashok
First Secretary
M.K. Khurana




b

Cuba

Embassy of India, Havana
No.202, Calle 21. Esquina a ‘K’,
Vedado, Havana, Cuba.
[*Con. acc. to Dominician Republic (Santo Domingo)
and Haiti(Port-au-Prince)]

Telephone: 00-53-7-8333777, 8333169, 551700
Fax: 00-53-7-8333287
E-Fax: 00-1-8146801064
E-Mail:emb@indembassyhavana.cu (General), amb@indembassyhavana.cu (Amb), hoc@indembassyhavana.cu (HOC)

Ambassador*
C. Rajasekhar
Second Secretary & HOC
Samuel Kujur




b

Congo [Republic of]

Honorary Consulate General of India, Brazzaville
B.P. 168, Avenue Bayardelle,
Brazaville, Republic of Congo.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India,
Kinshasa, DR of Congo]

Telephone: 00-242-811646 (O) / 810099 (R)
Fax: 00-242-815782 (O&R)
E-Mail: hcgbzv@yahoo.co.in, regalste@yahoo.com (R), regal@mtybernet.com (R), regalcgo2@yahoo.fr (R)

Honorary Consul General*
Parmanand Daswani




b

Congo [Democratic Republic]

Embassy of India, Kinshasa
18-B, Avenue Batetela,
C/Gombe, Kinshasa
[*Con. acc. as Amb to Rep. of Congo(Brazzaville),
Gabon(Libre- ville) & Cent.African Rep(Bangui)].

Telephone: 00-243-81-5559770 / 73
Fax: 00-243-81-5559774
E-Mail:amb@indembassykin.org(Amb),amboffice@indembassykin.org (Amb's office), hoc@indembassykin.org (HOC), admin@indembassykin.org (Admn), sspol@indembassykin.org (POL), cons@indembassykin.org (Consular) com@indembassykin.org(Commercial),
Website: www.eoikinshasa.nic.in

Ambassdor-designate
Manohar Ram
Charged Affaires a.i.
S.D. Sharma




b

Colombia

Embassy of India, Bogota
Calle 116 # 7-15 Int. 2 Of. 301, Torre Cusezar,
Santa Barbara Bogota D.C.,
Colombia.

Telephone: 00-57-1-6373259,6373279,6373280, 6373289
Fax: 00-57-1-6373451, 6373516
E-Mail:indembog@cable.net.co (General), hoc.bogota@mea.gov.in (HOC), consular.bogota@mea.gov.in (Consular), culturalindia@cable.net..co (Culture)
Website: www.embajadaindia.org

Ambassador
Riewad V. Warjri
Counsellor
Sajeev Babu Kurup




b

Gambia

Honorary Consulate General of India, Banjul
1st Floor, Kripa House, Fajara M
Section, Off Kairaba Avenue,
PO Box No.2389, Serekunda KSMD,
The Gambia. [*Under E/I Dakar].

Telephone: 00-220-4397741, 4393628 (O), 4495771 (R), +9965771 (M)
Fax: 00-220-4393637
E-Mail: rammohan@gamtel.gm, rmjam@hotmail.com

Honorary Consul General*
Ram Mohan




b

Gabon

Honorary Consulate General of India, Libreville
B.P. 6111,
Libreville, Gabon.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Kinshasa, DR of Congo]

Telephone: 00-241-764307 / 07285555(Mobile)
Fax: 00-241-744626
E-Mail: indcongab@yahoo.fr, indcongab@hotmail.com

Honorary Consul General*
John Rupchandani




b

Dominican Republic

Honorary Consulate of India, Santo Domingo
AutoHas
Av John F. Kennedy esq. Gracita
Alvarez, Santo Domingo
(*Under E/I Havana).

Telephone: 001-809-3344111 (O)
Fax: 001-809-3344100
E-Mail: regi@autohaus.com.do

Honorary Consul*
Mr. Reginal Kawas




b

Djibouti

Honorary Consulate of India, Djibouti
Rue D Athens, Djibouti City,
Post Box No.171, Djibouti.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)].

Telephone: 00-253-350219, 552394 (O), 350911 (R)
Fax: 00-253-351778
E-Mail:ops@kothari.dj,nalin@kothari.dj
Website:http://indembassyeth.in

Honorary Consul*
Nalin Kothari




b

Burkina Faso

Honorary Consulate of India, Ouagadougou
No. 167, Rue Joseph Badoua,
B.P. 6648, Ouagadougou-01,
Burkina Faso. (*Under jurisdiction of High Commission of India, Accra)

Telephone: 00-226-50314414 (O), 50314595 (R)
Fax: 00-226-50315783
E-Mail:gan@fazonet.bf
Website:www.indiahc-ghana.com

Honorary Consul*
Deepak Ramchandani




b

Bulgaria

Embassy of India, Sofia
23, Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Street.
Lozenetz, Sofia 1421, Bulgaria.
[*Concurrently accredited as Amb to the Republic of Macedonia(Skopje)].

Telephone: 00-359-2-9635675 to 77
Fax: 00-359-2-9635686
E-Mail: ambassador@indembsofia.org (Amb), hoc@indembsofia.org (HOC)
Website: www.indembsofia.org

Ambassador
Divyabh Manchanda




b

Brunei Darussalam

High Commission of India, Bandar Seri Begawan
Baitussyifaa , Simpang 40-22
Jalan Sungai Akar, Bandar Seri
Begawan, BC 3915, Brunei
PO Box 439, Darussalam

Telephone: 00-673-2339947, 2339685 (PABX)
Fax: 00-673-2339783
E-Mail: hicomind@brunet.bn (General), hoc.brunei@mea.gov.in (HOC), hc.brunei@mea.gov.in (HC)

High Commissioner
L.D. Ralte
First Secretary & HOC
Kuldeep Singh




b

Brazil

Embassy of India, Brasilia
SHIS QL 08, Conjunto 08,
Casa 01, Lago Sul,
Brasilia DF - 71.620/285, Brazil.

Telephone: 00-55-61-32484006
Fax: 00-55-61-32487849, 32485486
E-Mail: indemb@indianembassy.org.br (Chancery),hoc.brasilia@mea.gov.in, (HOC),ambassador@indianembassy.org.br (Amb),dcm@indianembassy.org.br (DCM)
Website: www.indianembassy.org.br

Ambassador-designate
Ashok Tomar
Deputy Chief of Mission
Raj Kumar Srivastava




b

Botswana

High Commission of India, Gaborone
Plot 5375 President s Drive,
Private Bag 00249, Gaborone,
Botswana.

Telephone : 00-267-3972676 (PABX)
Fax : 00-267-3974636
E-Mail :hcoffice@hci.org.bw (HC),pahoc@hci.org.bw (HOC),consular@hci.org.bw (Consular),administration@hci.org.bw (Admn),accounts@hci.org.bw (Acctt),hc@hci.org.bw (HC),hoc@hci.org.bw (HOC)
Website : www.highcommissionofindia.org.bw

High Commissioner
Madhava Chandra
High Commissioner-Designate
Rajeev Shahare
Second Secretary & HOC
R. K. Kapoor




b

Bolivia

Honorary Consulate General of India, La Paz
Av. Arce 2670 Esq. Gozalvez,
Edificio Apolo, Piso 7, Oficina 701
La Paz, Republic of Bolivia.
[*Under Embassy of India, Lima].

Telephone: 00-591-2-2430115, 2118672 (O), 2722077 (R)
Fax: 00-591-2-2118672
E-Mail: consulado.india.lapaz@gmail.com, jvelazquezb19@hotmail.com
Website: www.indembassy.org.pe

Honorary Consul General*
Mr. Jorge Velazquez





b

Benin

Honorary Consulate General of India, Cotonou
Onsulat de L Inde, Nirvana,
Lot No.1430 R , Vedoko Missogbe,
Cotonou, Benin.[*Under jurisdiction of High Commission of India, Abuja]

Telephone: 00-229-21-385220, 97-974502(R), 95-954091 (R), 90-905105 (R)
Fax: 00-229-21-380724
E-Mail:indconsul.benin@sify.com,ashokmir@yahoo.com,ashokmir@gmail.com
Website:http://www.hciabuja.gov.in

Honorary Consul General*
Ashok R. Mirchandani




b

Belize

Honorary Consulate General of India, Belize City
[Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Mexico]
No. 2, Queen Street, PO Box No.830,
Belize City, Belize.

Telephone: 00-501-227 1634(O), 223 0634(R)
Fax: 00-501-423 7078
E-Mail: indconsul.belize@yahoo.com

Honorary Consul General
Mr. Arun Hotchandani




b

Belgium

Embassy of India, Brussels
217, Chaussee de Vleurgat,
1050 Brussels. [*Con. acc. as Amb to Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Council of the European Union].

Telephone: 00-32-2-6409140, 6451850, 6466872 (After office hours)
Fax: 00-32-2-6489638 (Chancery)
E-Mail: admin@endembassy.be (Administration), info@indembassy.be (General), ambassador@indembassy.be (Amb), dcm@indembassy.be (DCM), hoc@indembassy.be (HOC)
Website: www.indembassy.be

Ambassador*
Dinkar Khullar
Deputy Chief of Mission
Santosh Jha