New Delhi, July 29 — Indian President Droupadi Murmu officially received the credentials of ambassadors and high commissioners from four countries—Dominican Republic, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka, and Gabon—during a formal ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
The President’s Secretariat confirmed the ceremony in a post on X (formerly Twitter), stating:
“President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Francisco Manuel Compres Hernandez, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic; Mr Karlito Nunes, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste; Ms Pradeepa Mahishini Colonne, High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka; and Mr Guy Rodrigue Dikayi, High Commissioner of the Gabonese Republic.”
Recent Diplomatic Ceremonies
This marks the latest in a series of credential ceremonies held by President Murmu since taking office. On May 29, she received envoys from six other countries:
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Thailand: Chavanart Thangsumphant
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Costa Rica: Nestor Gabriel Baltodano Vargas
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Saint Kitts and Nevis: Gurdip Bath
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Turkey: Ali Murat Ersoy
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Bangladesh: M Riaz Hamidullah
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Kazakhstan: Azamat Yeskaraev
Earlier this year, on February 20, she welcomed diplomats from Denmark, Palestine, Panama, Sudan, and Guyana. Ambassadors and high commissioners at that event included:
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Panama: Alonso Correa Miguel
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Guyana: Dharamkumar Seeraj
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Sudan: Mohammed Abdalla Ali Eltom
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Denmark: Rasmus Abildgaard Kristensen
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Palestine: Abdullah Mohammad A. Abushawesh
Receiving credentials is a formal diplomatic process marking the official start of an envoy’s tenure in India. These ceremonies help strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation between India and the respective countries.