This article gives the contact details of the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in New Delhi and the DPRK's national day, together with the travel information in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) bilateral brief dated 12 February 2025. Contact details are taken from the MEA Protocol Division register, read on 24 September 2026. Each country has an embassy in the other: the DPRK in New Delhi and India in Pyongyang.
Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, New Delhi
The register lists the following details for the Embassy:
- Address: B-17, Avenue 9, Shanti Kunj, Church Road, Behind Vasant Kunj, New Delhi - 110070
- Telephone: +91-11-45733411
- Email: embassydprkin@yahoo.com
The register lists no website for the Embassy, so the telephone number and email address above are the ways to reach it.
Consulates and honorary consulates
The register, as read on 24 September 2026, lists no consulate and no honorary consulate of the DPRK in any Indian city. The Embassy in New Delhi is therefore the only DPRK office in India that it shows, and all enquiries should be addressed to it.
National day
The register gives the DPRK's national day as 9 September (Foundation Day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea).
Visas
The brief contains no information on visas or other consular procedures for travel between India and the DPRK. Anyone planning travel to the DPRK should check current requirements directly with the Embassy in New Delhi, and DPRK nationals planning travel to India should check them through India's official visa channels.
Travel routes
According to the MEA brief of February 2025, there is no direct air connection between India and the DPRK, and travellers must transit through Beijing or Vladivostok. Air Koryo operates the following flights:
- Three times a week: Pyongyang-Beijing-Pyongyang
- Twice a week: Pyongyang-Vladivostok-Pyongyang, subject to passenger demand
The brief states that no train services or other travel options are available to reach the DPRK. Schedules can change, so travellers should confirm current services with the airline, and should also check any transit requirements for Beijing or Vladivostok with the relevant authorities.
India's Embassy in Pyongyang
India's own mission in the DPRK is the Indian Embassy in Pyongyang, and the brief itself is dated from Pyongyang. The brief records that the Embassy was temporarily closed in June 2021 and later reopened and started functioning. The brief does not give the Embassy's contact details, so Indian nationals planning a visit should obtain them through official Indian government channels.
Trade restrictions
Business readers should note that, according to the brief, India has banned all trade with the DPRK, except food and medicine, with effect from April 2017, in adherence to UN Security Council sanctions resolutions. The brief adds that, due to extensive UN sanctions, Indian exports to the DPRK have been negligible since 2019, although some Indian herbal and cosmetic products are still available in the local market in very limited quantities.
Before contacting the Embassy
Addresses, telephone numbers and consular arrangements can change after 24 September 2026, the date on which the register was read. Readers should confirm the details above with the Embassy before visiting or sending documents. Where a matter involves trade, readers should also check the current sanctions position with the relevant Indian authorities.
Honorary consuls
Honorary consuls have limited powers and cannot offer the full range of services of an embassy. The DPRK has none listed in India, and visa, passport and other consular requirements should in every case be confirmed with the Embassy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in New Delhi.