Embassy of India
Paramaribo, Suriname
Concurrently accredited to Barbados, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Events & Photo Gallery
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Amb. Subhash Gupta along with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, H.E. Pramanand Sewdien visited the upcoming fruits processing project site at the Melkcentrale on 23 December 2025. This SME Development project is being implemented by NABCONS with India's grant assistance of USD 1 million. Other stakeholders and representatives were also present. View More -
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On 18 December 2024, High Commissioner of India to SVG resident in Paramaribo, Subhash Gupta participated virtually in the 10th project steering committee meeting of the India-UN development partnership fund project on modernization of arrowroot project organized 17 December. He stressed that as per the initial project TORs, the facility has been completed and SVG side may now work forward to optimize the utilization of the facility for the benefit of the community. View More -
On 18 December 2024, Ambassador paid a site visit to two QIP sites of the chemistry lab at the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences of AdeKUS and the ICT classrooms of NATIN. He interacted with the Dean of the Department and other faculty members at AdeKUS and the Director and staff at NATIN. View More -
On 14 December 2026, under the district outreach initiative, the embassy organized a cultural programme at District Nickerie with a Bharatnatyam performance by the students of Dance School Satrangi followed by the setting up a consular help desk for grievances redressal, including dissemination of information about OCI card. Amb. Subhash Gupta talked about promoting cultural activities in Nickerie and invited people to participate in Mahakumbh to be held in Prayagraj in January 2025. Later, he visited Roblesplein QIP site, which is being carried out under India's grant assistance. View More -
Amb. Subhash Gupta alongside Hon’ble Minister for Public Works, the Republic of Suriname, H.E. Dr. Riad Nurmohamed participated in the inauguration of the Automatic Weather Station in Kwamalasamutu (Sipaliwini) on 13 December 2024. The UN and UNDP representative also accompanied. This initiative is part of the India-UN Development Partnership Fund grant project, "Enhanced Early Warning Service Delivery to Communities of Suriname to Build Resilience to Flooding from Excess Rainfall." During the event, Mr. Jimmy Toeroemang, Chief of the Trio Tribe, expressed gratitude on behalf of the community, noting that the project will greatly assist in preparing for potential flooding events and weather related preparations. View More -
Amb. Subhash Gupta met with H.E. Amb. Albert R. Ramdin, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken Suriname, along with his team on 10 December 2024. The Minister conveyed deep appreciation for the India-Caricom Summit and the fruitful meeting held between President Santokhi and PM Modi. The discussions encompassed a broad range of topics aimed at enhancing ongoing collaborations, streamlining partnerships, and providing updates on grant assistance projects. View More -
Ambassador Subhash Gupta along with Amb Joan Illahi of BIBIS co- chaired the Project Steering Committee meetings of the Quick Impact Projects in Suriname at the Embassy on 10 December 2024. The Committee reviewed the progress of implementation of the four ongoing projects: Sustainable Support for a Chemical Teaching Laboratory at ADEKUS, Rehabilitation of DC Roblesplein in Nickerie, Upgrading IT Equipment for ICT Education at NATIN and Development of a Synthetic Jogging Track at Lelydorp, District of Wanica. Representatives of the PSC from the various stakeholder institutions participated in the meeting. View More -
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On 5 December 2024, High Commissioner, Subhash Gupta, accompanied by Ms. Simran, US(DPA-III) from the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi and NABCONS (NABARD Consultancy - implementation partner), COO Dr. Haragopal Yandra, visited Barbados to lead discussions relating to a Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) project. During the tour, the delegation visited Export Barbados and held consultations with CEO of Export Barbados, Mr. Mark Hill and the team. The Barbadian side also organized a site visit for the delegation to assess the project's viability and gather necessary inputs for its development. As part of the assessment tour, the delegation visited the International Food Science Center facility. The proposed USD 1 million project funded by India, will be utilized to provide machinery to boost agricultural development through value addition in partner countries like Barbados. View More
