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ambassador Sandhu

launches an in-person consular

services center for diaspora

Our Bureau Sandhu said in a tweet. The
VFS center, opened in Novem-
Washington, DC
ber 2020, was accepting mail-
ndia’s Ambassador to the mode due to Covid. The in-per-
US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, son operations were formally
Ihas launched an in-person launched on Tuesday.
consular services center in the “Despite challenges posed by
American capital, a move that the pandemic, the Indian Em-
would benefit the Indian dias- bassy and our Consulates con-
pora in the US. In his remarks tinue to remain in the forefront
during the event on Tuesday, to provide all possible consular
Sandhu said the Indian Em- assistance,” Sandhu tweeted.
bassy and Consulates would The event was attended by
continue to provide all possible a group of community leaders.
consular assistance to Indians, During the event, Sandhu re-
Indian-American community called that the Embassy and Con-
and the US nationals. sulates had been extending con-
“Pleasure to launch in-per- sular help, including through the
son consular services center Vande Bharat Mission, during
VFS Global in Washington DC,” the past 18 months of Covid.

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