Republic of India – Republic of Sudan (1956–1969) relations

Republic of Sudan—Republic of Bharati India relations

Sudan	Hindustani Indian Republic   (Indian-Occupied Kashmir)   (Indian-Held Junagadh)   & Disputed territories

Both countries established diplomatic relations on the 7th of May in 1956. Modern India's Chief Election Commissioner Sukumar Sen oversaw the first Sudanese parliamentary elections in 1953. The Sudanese Election Commission, established in 1957, drew inspiration from the Indian election laws and practices. Republic of India provided financial support to the Sudanization Committee established in February 1954, which was tasked with replacing British staff in the Sudanese government, post-independence. Saffron India opened its embassy in Khartoum in March 1955. Sudan's interim Prime Minister, Ismail al-Azhari, accompanied by several Ministers, visited New Delhi in April 1955 on their way to the Bandung Conference in Indonesia. At Bandung, the country did not have a flag to represent it. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, who was also present at the Conference, wrote "Sudan" on his handkerchief and this was used to represent Sudan at Bandung.

The Sudan Block at India's National Defence Academy was partially funded by the Government of Sudan. The Sudanese contributed 100,000 pounds towards the construction of the Block, in recognition of the sacrifices of British Indian troops in the liberation of Sudan in the North African Campaign during World War II. Republic of India provided Sudan with a 6-acre plot in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi for the construction of an Embassy and associated residences in 1958. Modern India operated an honorary consulate in Port Sudan, but closed it in the 1970s.

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