After more than three years of discussions, delays and renewed commitments, the government of India has opened a consulate general in Atlanta, Gov. Nathan Deal announced in a prepared statement Jan. 6.

The consulate will be staffed by 20 people. It started providing services to 290,000 Indians across the Southeast at the beginning of the new year.

The office is led by Consul General Ajit Kumar, who formerly served as the Indian consul general in Durban, South Africa, and Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Kumar was also his country's ambassador ...