Embassy of India initiatives
Shri Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman, State Bank of India visited the Embassy of India in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Ambassador H.E. Mr. Vinod K. Jacob briefed about the embassy's initiatives including the Focus State/UT, Visit Embassy Program and Embassy's initiatives for rendering effective Consular services.
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