Editing Kolkata (section)

=== Military and diplomatic establishments ===
[[File:South Gate - Fort William - Kidderpore Road - Kolkata 2013-12-02 1065.JPG|thumb|Fort William, Kolkata]]
The [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]] of the [[Indian Army]] is based in the city.
Being one of India's major city and the largest city in eastern and north-eastern India, Kolkata hosts diplomatic missions of many countries such as [[List of diplomatic missions in India|Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Canada, People's Republic of China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United States]]. The [[Consulate General of the United States, Kolkata|U.S Consulate in Kolkata]] is the [[United States Department of State|US Department of State]]'s second-oldest Consulate and dates from 19 November 1792.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the Consulate {{!}} Kolkata, India – Consulate General of the United States |url=https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/kolkata/about-the-consulate/ |website=in.usembassy.gov |access-date=27 September 2020 |archive-date=11 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711162421/https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/kolkata/about-the-consulate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The Diplomatic representation of more than 65 Countries and International Organization is present in Kolkata as Consulate office, honorary Consulate office, Cultural Centre, Deputy High Commission and Economic section and Trade Representation office.<ref>{{cite web |title=Consul Kolkata |url=https://www.consulkolkata.org/home.html |access-date=30 March 2020 |archive-date=8 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508194341/https://www.consulkolkata.org/home.html |url-status=live }}</ref>