New Delhi: As the conflict in Iran intensifies, India has launched its first evacuation effort to bring back Indian students stranded in the region. A group of 110 Indian students, including 90 from Jammu and Kashmir studying at Urmia Medical University, is set to arrive in New Delhi tonight. The students were transported overland to Armenia before boarding a flight home, with visuals emerging from Doha showing them en route on a connecting IndiGo flight.
India’s evacuation efforts are ramping up, with over 1,500 Indian students, primarily from Jammu and Kashmir, currently studying in Iran. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has confirmed that while the country’s airspace remains closed due to ongoing hostilities, its land borders are still open, providing a critical exit route for foreign nationals.
New Delhi is actively engaging with neighboring countries including Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan to facilitate further evacuations. Sources indicate that Azerbaijan, despite its geopolitical closeness to Israel, has agreed to assist India in these humanitarian operations. Several other nations have also routed their evacuation plans through Azerbaijan.
In response to escalating risks in Tehran, the Indian Embassy has relocated students out of the capital and advised other Indian nationals to move to safer regions if possible. Embassy officials are now operating remotely from their residences and maintaining close contact with the Indian community for updates and assistance.
The Iranian government has requested detailed information from India, including passport data, vehicle details, expected travel times, and intended border crossings, to help coordinate safe departures.
With regional tensions remaining high, India is closely monitoring developments and continuing diplomatic efforts to secure the safety of all its citizens in the region.
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