New Delhi:

A complete of 403 incidents of dying of Indian college students overseas have been reported since 2018 as a consequence of varied causes together with pure causes, accidents and medical circumstances with Canada topping the checklist with 91 circumstances adopted by 48 within the UK, the federal government knowledgeable Lok Sabha Friday.

Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated the welfare of Indian college students overseas is without doubt one of the foremost priorities for the federal government.

“As per the data obtainable with the ministry, 403 incidents of dying of Indian college students overseas have been reported since 2018 as a consequence of varied causes together with pure causes, accidents and medical circumstances,” he stated.

Jaishankar was replying to a query on security of Indian college students overseas.

“Indian missions/posts overseas reply to any points confronted by Indian college students on precedence foundation,” he stated.

Jaishankar additionally supplied the country-wise particulars of deaths of Indian college students overseas since 2018.

The info confirmed 91 Indian college students died in Canada, 48 within the UK, 40 in Russia, 36 within the US, 35 in Australia, 21 in Ukraine and 20 in Germany.

In response to the statistics, 14 Indian college students died in Cyprus, 10 every in Philippines and Italy and 9 every in Qatar, China and Kyrgyzstan.

To a separate query, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan stated India’s coverage in the direction of Palestine has been lengthy standing and constant.

“We’ve got supported a negotiated two State resolution, in the direction of institution of a sovereign, impartial and viable State of Palestine inside safe and recognised borders, residing facet by facet in peace with Israel,” he stated.

The minister stated India has strongly condemned the October 7 terror assaults on Israel and the lack of civilian lives within the ongoing Israel-Hamas battle.

“We’ve got referred to as for restraint and de-escalation and emphasised peaceable decision of the battle by way of dialogue and diplomacy,” he stated.

To a separate query, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs RajKumar Ranjan Singh stated India’s ‘Neighbourhood First coverage’ continues to information its method in the direction of the administration of relations with international locations in its speedy neighbourhood.

He stated the coverage is an institutional precedence for all of the related arms of the federal government.

“The Neighbourhood First coverage, inter alia, has resulted in enhancing bodily, digital and other people to folks connectivity throughout the area, in addition to augmenting commerce and commerce,” Singh stated.

“The federal government retains a continuing watch on all developments having a bearing on India’s nationwide safety pursuits and takes all mandatory measures to safeguard it,” he stated.

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