Shanghai, Dec. 7 -- The Consulate General of India in Shanghai on Sunday inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art Chancery at the Dawning Centre in Changning District, marking the first relocation of its office premises in over 32 years, in China's central business hub.

Pradeep Kumar Rawat, Ambassador of India to China, graced the occasion as Guest of Honour and formally inaugurated the new Chancery in the presence of nearly 400 guests, including members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of the Shanghai Municipal Government, and members of the Indian diaspora from Shanghai, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Suzhou, Nanjing, Yiwu, Keqiao and other cities under the Consulate's jurisdiction, as per the statement.

Speaking at the inauguration, Consul G...