The decision to resume operation of the embassy from Kyiv came amid decisions by several Western powers to reopen their missions in the Ukrainian capital.
Chinese diplomat Zhang took charge as the new Secretary-General of the SCO in January this year. He succeeded Vladimir Norov, former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan.
Despite the challenges posed by the Ukraine conflict, the government ensured that about 22,500 Indian citizens have returned home safely. The majority of the people who have been evacuated under Operation Ganga are medical students.
The situation will be reassessed in the light of further developments, said the MEA in a press release.
The embassy, however, said certain disruptions in Russian banking services, as well as direct flight connectivity to India, have been reported and Indian students may consider returning home if they have concerns over these aspects.
The man, named Gagan has recently fled from Kyiv. He said that his wife is eight months pregnant, and both of them are planning to go to Poland. For now, they are staying at a friend's place in Lviv.
The Embassy of India, Kyiv has requested all Indian citizens stranded in Ukraine, and are yet to depart from their respective addresses and want to be evacuated urgently to fill up an online form.
The Government of India had arranged three buses for the evacuation of Indian nationals from Pisochyn.
The mission said it is in touch with all interlocutors concerned, including the Red Cross, to identify the exit routes to take out the Indians.
15 flights landed in India as part of the evacuation mission during the last 24 hours, bringing back more than 3,000 nationals. 16 flights are scheduled for the next 24 hours.
Indian Air Force aircraft have joined #OperationGanga with the first C-17 flight from Bucharest (Romania) expected to return to Delhi later tonight, MEA informed.
Earlier, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine had asked Indian nationals and students to leave the capital city Kyiv 'urgently today' as Russian forces close in on the capital city.
India has launched an evacuation mission under which its nationals from Hungary, Romania, Poland and Slovakia are being brought back home after their exit from Ukraine through its land border crossings.
The Embassy of India in Poland said that it has officials deployed in Medyka and Budomierz border check-points who receive all evacuees and facilitate their travel to India.
Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its soldiers have surrounded the capital Kyiv. Satellite images show forces have occupied much of a 40-mile stretch of road north of Kyiv.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the suspension of operations at the Minsk embassy and the authorized departure from Moscow in a statement on Monday.
Weekend curfew lifted in Kyiv. All students are advised to make their way to the railway station for onward journey to western parts, Indian Embassy in Kyiv said in a new advisory.
Days after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, troops are now in full control of significant parts of the country.
The Indian government has launched 'Operation Ganga' to bring back all stranded students from Ukraine through two countries including Romania and Hungary as direct flights cannot enter Ukraine since air space is closed.
About 16,000 Indians, mostly students, are stranded in Ukraine as Russia's invasion of the East European country entered its second day on Friday.
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