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High Commissioner of India to South Sudan

SEPTEMBER 2023

India was one of the first countries to recognize South Sudanese as an independent country and upgrade its Consulate in Juba as an Embassy in March 2012. India was also one of the first countries where South Sudan opened its Embassy (in August 2012). The fact that there is a transitional government in South Sudan has no bearing on our full fledged bilateral ties and the two countries enjoy a cordial and multifaceted relationship. India has been in the forefront in providing humanitarian assistance to South Sudan and has so far mainly focused on capacity building of the new countries through Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation and other training programmes and providing Indian Council for Cultural Relations scholarships. Several development projects earmarked for South Sudan could not take off mainly due to the precarious security situation in the country.

-H.E. Mr Vishnu Kumar Sharma, Ambassador, Embassy of India, Juba, South Sudan