New Delhi, July 10 -- KUWAIT CITY - India's embassy in Kuwait has suspended normal passport and visa services through July 19, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs confirmed, as the Iran-United States military confrontation forces diplomatic missions across the Gulf Cooperation Council to shift operational priorities from routine consular work toward emergency citizen support.

The suspension affects standard passport renewals, new visa issuances, and document attestation services that the embassy ordinarily processes for the approximately one million Indians residing in Kuwait. Emergency consular services - including travel documents for nationals seeking to leave, assistance with medical emergencies, and passport replacement for thos...