This article gives the contact details of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in New Delhi and its consular offices in India, the national day, and the visa, flight and consular facts in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief of June 2026. It also covers cultural links and the Indian community in Belarus. Contact details, the head of mission and the lists of consulates come from the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026.
Embassy of the Republic of Belarus, New Delhi
According to the MEA brief of June 2026, Belarus opened its Embassy in New Delhi in 1998.
- Address: 90, Poorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi - 110057
- Telephone: +91-11-40529338
- Email: india@mfa.gov.by
- Website: india.mfa.gov.by/en
According to the register, the head of mission is H.E. Mr. Mikhail Kasko, Ambassador.
Consulate and honorary consulates
The register lists a consulate of Belarus in Mumbai, and honorary consulates in Kolkata and Mumbai. The brief records that Belarus opened its Honorary Consulate in Kolkata in December 2002 and in Mumbai in September 2018, and that the new Belarusian Consulate General in Mumbai was inaugurated in August 2022.
The register gives no separate addresses or telephone numbers for these offices. The Embassy in New Delhi can provide them.
National day
Belarus's national day is 3 July (Independence Day).
Visas and flights
The brief states that Belarus is part of India's e-visa program. It gives no information on visas for Indian citizens travelling to Belarus, so travellers should check current requirements with the Embassy of Belarus in New Delhi before travelling.
Direct flights on the Minsk-Delhi route were started by Belavia in August 2023.
Consular dialogue
The first India-Belarus Consular Dialogue was held in Minsk on 28 June 2024. The brief records it among the institutionalised mechanisms between the two countries, alongside the Foreign Office Consultations and the Intergovernmental Commission.
India's Embassy in Minsk
The brief names Shri Ashok Kumar as the Ambassador of India in Belarus. It lists the Indian Embassy's website and its accounts on Facebook, X and Instagram as official channels.
The Indian community in Belarus
As of the brief, the Indian community in Belarus is very small. It consists of around 99 Permanent Residents and 1276 Temporary Residents, including 846 students, almost all of whom are studying medicine at State medical universities in Belarus.
Cultural links
The brief states that Indian art and culture, dance, yoga, ayurveda and films remain popular among Belarusian nationals, and that many young Belarusians take a keen interest in learning Hindi and classical Indian dance forms.
Hindi classes were started at Belarusian State University (BSU), Minsk, in September 2017, and the first batch of 15 students completed their 2-year course in July 2020. A Centre of Indian Culture at BSU, Minsk was inaugurated in July 2020. With the support of Local Resource Persons, classes in Yoga, Indian dance forms and Hindi are held at the Indian Embassy.
A Belarusian national, Ms. Anastasia Bulankova, took part in the World Hindi Conference in Fiji.
Indian films at Listapad
'India Day' was celebrated at the XXX 'Listapad' International Film Festival of Belarus. At the 30th edition of the festival, held in November 2024, the Indian film 'Gandhi Tatha Chettu' won two awards and 'Bawri' won one award in different categories.
Honorary consuls and confirming requirements
In Mumbai, Belarus has both a Consulate General and an honorary consulate; in Kolkata it has an honorary consulate. Honorary consuls have limited powers and do not provide the full range of services of an embassy or consulate general. Visa, passport and other requirements should always be confirmed directly with the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in New Delhi.