Diplomatic
relations between India and Peru were established in
March 1963. In May 1963, the Indian Ambassador in Chile,
Mr. P Ratnam was concurrently accredited to Peru and
the Indian Embassy in Chile functioned concurrently
as the Embassy of India to Peru. During this period,
following were the Ambassadors of India:
| Mr. P. Ratnam |
May 1963 - November 1964 |
| Mr. B. K. Massand |
May 1965 - December 1967 |
| Mr. K. L. Mehta |
August 1968 - December 1970 |
In September 1969,
India opened its resident mission in Lima, Peru. The
Mission was headed by Charge d'Affaires, Mr. P A Nazareth.
The first resident Indian Ambassador in Lima, Mr. A
R Sethi, arrived in November 1973. Since then, following
have been the Ambassadors of India:
| Mr. A.R. Sethi |
November 1973 - December 1975 |
| Ms. Manorama Bhalla |
July 1976 - December 1978 |
| Mr. S.K. Kathpalia |
June 1979 - October 1982 |
| Mr. Sushil Dubey |
April 1983 - July 1986 |
| Ms. Savitri Kunadi |
October 1986 - June 1989 |
| Mr. Dilip Lahiri |
August 1989 - October 1992 |
| Mr. T. Cherpoot |
January 1993 - October 1995 |
| Ms. Nirupama Rao |
December 1995 - May 1998 |
| Mr. Butshikan Singh |
December 1998 - September 2002 |
| Mr. Riewad V. Warjri |
September 2002 - Febrary 2007 |
Mr. A. Ramesh |
Febrary 2007 till date. |
In terms of location,
the first resident Embassy was located at Paseo de la
Republica, 291, Of. 1201, Lima. Subsequently, in 1974,
it was shifted to Ignacio de Loyola, 150, Miraflores.
Since 1990, the Embassy has been located at Av. Salaverry,
3006, San Isidro.
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