Governments of several foreign nations have established diplomatic and trade representation in the city of Chennai.
Many of them are at the consulate-general or deputy high commission level, in addition to a number of honorary consulates, with their respective embassies located at New Delhi.
[5] The list is of countries that have established a resident consular presence in the city.
The agreement for establishing the Consulate General of People's Republic of China in Chennai, the capital city of the state of Tamil Nadu had been signed by the prime minister of India Narendra Modi and Chinese premier Li Keqiang, during Modi's three-day visit to China in May 2015.
[63] In addition, the countries of United Arab Emirates,[64] Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and Egypt have decided to open their diplomatic consulates in the city.