Suriname

Contact details

Chancery address

C-1/15, First Floor, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057Copy addressSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Telephone

+91-11-4552 3733, 4565 7553Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Email

amb.india@foreignaffairs.gov.srSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Fax

+91-11-26150150Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Office hours

Monday To Friday: 9.00 AM to 4.30 PMSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

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Visas and consular services

Visa information

Not yet confirmed. Diplo links only to a visa page on the mission's own website or an official government visa portal, once it has been checked.

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India and Suriname: recent developments

Visits, talks and agreements from Ministry of External Affairs publications, each linked to its source. New publications are added twice a day. Newest first.

1. 15 October 2026Other

   Shri Ravi Shanker Goel appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname

   Shri Ravi Shanker Goel (YOA:2009), presently Consul General, Consulate General of India in Medan, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Suriname.

   Source: the full text on mea.gov.in, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

2. 8 May 2026Visit

   EAM Jaishankar visits Suriname and co-chairs 9th Joint Commission Meeting

   EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar visited Suriname from 06-07 May 2026 and co-chaired the 9th JCM with Foreign Minister Melvin W. J. Bouva, offering soft loans under Lines of Credit. He called on President Dr. Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, met Assembly Chairman Dr. Ashwin Adhin and handed over a Passion Fruit Processing facility at MCP Agro N.V. The next JCM will be in India.

   Source: Visit of External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar to Suriname (May 06 - 07, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

3. 5 May 2026Statement

   EAM article in Times of Suriname marks 50 years of India-Suriname diplomatic relations

   In an article in Times of Suriname marking 50 years of diplomatic relations, EAM Dr. S. Jaishankar noted that India supplied 425 metric tons of food items worth US$ 10 million last year, that four Quick Impact community projects have been completed, and that more than 750 Surinamese have benefited from ITEC and ICCR programmes.

   Source: Article by EAM in Times of Suriname - A Civilizational Bond Renewed, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

All India and Suriname developments, year by year · All countries, week by week

1. 1

   Relations

   India and Suriname: diplomatic relations and milestones

   How India and Suriname established relations in 1976 and the presidential, ministerial and parliamentary visits and Joint Commission meetings since, based on the MEA brief of June 2026.

   4 min read

2. 2

   Trade and investment

   Trade and investment between India and Suriname

   Trade figures for the last three financial years, the goods exchanged, buyers credits, Indian projects, agricultural cooperation and business agreements, as of the MEA brief of June 2026.

   3 min read

3. 3

   Development and cooperation

   India and Suriname: development partnership and cooperation

   Lines of credit, food and medical assistance, grants and community projects, ITEC training and cooperation in energy, digital, traditional medicine and defence, from the MEA brief of June 2026.

   4 min read

4. 4

   Culture, education and community

   Culture, education and the Indian community in Suriname

   The Indian diaspora in Suriname, the Indian Cultural Centre, Hindi promotion, cultural performances and festivals, as of the MEA brief of June 2026.

   3 min read

5. 5

   Practical guide

   Suriname in India: embassy, consulates and how to get help

   Contact details for the Embassy of the Republic of Suriname in New Delhi, its honorary consulates, the national day, and the travel, OCI and diaspora programme facts in the MEA brief of June 2026.

   3 min read

Read the full guide to India and Suriname

Written from the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief of June 2026.

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Honorary consulates

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India in Suriname

India has one office in Suriname, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Addresses and websites of the Indian mission in Suriname.