The Embassy of

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(; ) is located in the

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area of Chaoyang District,

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. The embassy is located within a

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10 million, facility in proximity to various office buildings, the Embassy of the United States, and the Embassy of Israel.Krishnan, Ananth.
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''. 11 January 2012. Retrieved on 12 October 2012. The embassy is commuted through

subway station.

History

The Indian mission originally occupied the

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. The facility received damage during the

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. Around that period many diplomatic missions began moving to specified diplomatic enclaves. In 1969 the embassy moved to a location near Ritan Park in Chaoyang. The Ritan embassy, which the mission had moved into in 1969, was a wooden two-story structure. Ananth Krishnan of ''

'' said the old embassy was "old-fashioned and increasingly cramped". While the Ritan embassy operated, 29 diplomats, 28 Chinese employees, and 33 non-diplomat Indian employees worked in the embassy. The Indian government purchased a land site, which houses the current embassy, in 1989 for a 90-year lease for around $1 million USD.

Current building

The current embassy opened in 2012. The inauguration ceremony occurred on Wednesday 8 February 2012. S.M. Krishna, the

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, attended the ceremony.Krishnan, Ananth.
Rare line-up for Krishna in China
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''. 7 February 2012. Retrieved on 12 October 2012.

References

External links

Embassy of India, Beijing

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History

Current building

See also

References

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