FORM 6-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

       REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


       For the month of June 2002


                          VIDESH SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                 NOT APPLICABLE
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                              THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA
                 (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                              VIDESH SANCHAR BHAVAN
                               MAHATMA GANDHI ROAD
                                 MUMBAI 400 001
                                      INDIA
                                 +91-22 262 4020
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant  files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F         |X|               Form 40-F |_|


Indicate by check mark whether the  registrant  by  furnishing  the  information
contained  in this  Form is  also  thereby  furnishing  the  information  to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes               |_|               No      |X|


If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-________________





1.   Exhibit

     Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (the "Registrant") hereby incorporates in this
report on Form 6-K the following exhibit:

Exhibit Number             Description of Exhibit
- --------------             ----------------------
99.1.                      Disclosure Under Regulation 13(6) of the SEBI
                           (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations 1992.

Forward-Looking Statements

     Statements in this Form 6-K and the document  attached hereto as an exhibit
that are not strictly historical in nature are forward-looking statements. These
statements are only  predictions  based on current  information and expectations
and involve a number of risks and  uncertainties.  Actual  events or results may
differ  materially  from  those  projected  in such  statements  due to  various
factors.  Factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from those
discussed  herein include economic  considerations  that could affect demand for
telecommunications   services  and  the  ability  of  the   Registrant  to  make
collections, inflation, regulatory factors, exchange controls and occurrences in
currency markets,  competition,  labor relations, and the risk factors set forth
in the Registrant's various filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including  its  Annual  Report  on Form  20-F  filed on  October  1,  2001.  The
Registrant undertakes no obligation to revise these  forward-looking  statements
to  reflect  events or  circumstances  after the date  hereof,  and  claims  the
protection of the safe harbor for  forward-looking  statements  contained in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.





                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                          VIDESH SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED



 Date: June 13, 2002                      By: /s/ Arun Gupta
                                              ----------------------------------
                                          Name:  Arun Gupta
                                          Title: Executive Director (Finance)