Mr. Lavanya Kumar Consul General of India, Milan     Mr. Lavanya Kumar is a career diplomat of the Indian Foreign Service with the rank of Minister. He joined the diplomatic service in 2009. Mr. Kumar served in various capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs, including as Assistant Secretary in the Consular, Passport and Visa Division, and as Under Secretary for Bhutan in the Northern Division. In the latter capacity, he handled Indian loan and grant assistance for various bilateral development projects, including hydroelectric projects in the Kingdom of Bhutan. He also served in various Indian missions abroad, including the Permanent Mission of India (PMI) to the UN Offices in Geneva. In the PMI, he handled work related to the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, and the International Labour Organization (ILO). While serving as First Secretary at the Embassy of India, Paris, he was the driving force behind the 'Namasté France' festival in 2016. In the High Commis…

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF INDIA, MILAN  REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 4(1)(B) OF THE RTI ACT, 2005  (i) The particulars of its organization, functions and duties; The Consulate General of India, Milan is headed by the Consul General who is assisted by the Consuls, Vice Consuls and members of staff in discharge of his duties and responsibilities. The functions of the Consulate inter alia, include political and economic cooperation, trade and investment promotion between India and Italy, cultural activities and exchanges, press and media liaison, scientific cooperation in bilateral, multilateral contexts and rendering of Consular/Passport/Visa/OCI services to the general public. Consulate functions within the purview of business allocated to the Ministry of External Affairs under the Government of India’s Allocation of Business Rules and Transaction of Business Rules. (ii) The powers and duties of its officers and emplo…

Commercial Representative Shri Atul Chauhan, Consul E-mail: hoc[dot]milan[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in Commercial Section email: enquiries[dot]milan[at]mea[dot]gov[dot]in Tel:  0039-02-8057691 Executive summary   The bilateral trade between India and Italy registered at EUR 14.24 billion in 2024. The exports from India to Italy reached EUR 9.02 billion, a decrease of -1.9% compared to the previous year 2023. During 2024, India's imports from Italy was EUR 5.22 billion, registered an increase of 1.0% compared to the year 2023. The balance of trade remains in India's favour with EUR 3.8 billion. Balance of trade has been in India’s favour since 1988.  The top items of exports from India to Italy are: organic basic product, clothing, general purpose machinery, precious metals and other non precious metals, other textile products, fish, crustaceans and molluscs (processed and preserved), pharmaceuticals, dyes and pigments and yarns, pharmaceuticals, motor vehicles & parts, refine…

INDIA-ITALY BILATERAL RELATIONS          India and Italy are ancient civilizations with rich cultural heritage. Italian port cities were important trading posts on the ancient spice route. The Venetian merchant Marco Polo, during his travels to the east, travelled to India in the 13th century and wrote about his experiences. Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore visited Italy in May-June 1926. Mahatma Gandhi visited Rome in December 1931 on his way back to India from the Round Table Conference in London. Indian troops, serving with the British Indian Army, were deployed in Italy during World War II, fighting against the Germans and Mussolini’s forces. Diplomatic relations with Italy were established in 1947. In 2023, both countries celebrated the 75thanniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations.The two countries enjoy a strong people-to-people connect with a large Indian diaspora. There is a long standing tradition of Indological Studies in Italy.  The list of high level VVIP …