On Jan. 17, the U.S. and Indian governments dedicated a new U.S. consulate site in Bengaluru, India.

Key Points:

  • The Bengaluru site will be the fifth U.S. consulate in India.
  • The initiative to expand the U.S. presence in Bengaluru will broaden and deepen the long-standing ties, diplomatic engagement and strategic partnership between the United States and the state of Karnataka.
  • Consular services will continue to be performed at the U.S. Consulate in Chennai and other U.S. diplomatic posts in India until site completion.

Additional Information: Bengaluru (formerly called Bangalore) has been called “the Silicon Valley of India.” The U.S. government first established an office in Bengaluru in 1993. As the capital of the southern state of Karnataka, it is home to nearly 700 U.S. companies, including aerospace ventures.

Planned launches for 2025 include the jointly developed NASA-ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite and a U.S. mission to bring NASA-trained Indian astronauts to the International Space Station.

A fact sheet detailing business investments and developments in Karnataka can be downloaded here.

This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice Group.

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