In a written reply, the Foreign Minister said that Canada has the highest number of deaths of 172 Indian students. After that, 108 students died in the US. 58 students died in Britain, 57 in Australia, 37 in Russia and 24 in Germany. There is also news of the death of a student from neighboring country Pakistan. However, the Union Minister gave information on another question asked about violent attacks on Indian students abroad. He said that the data available with the Indian Mission / Post has not revealed any increase in violence against Indian students who have gone abroad recently.
The Union Minister said that 19 students have lost their lives in violent attacks abroad. According to the data, the highest number of 9 students have died in Canada. This was followed by 6 in the US and one each in Australia, Britain, China and Kyrgyzstan. The Ministry of External Affairs said that whenever unpleasant incidents occur abroad, the Indian Mission/Post immediately takes it up with the concerned authorities of that country. This is done to ensure that the matter is properly investigated and the culprits are punished. In case of emergency or crisis, Indian Mission/Post helps Indian students stranded abroad by providing them food, accommodation, medicines and bringing them to India as soon as possible.
Recently, Indian students stranded in countries across the world were brought to India through Vande Bharat Mission, Operation Ganga (Ukraine) and Operation Ajay (Israel). The return of many Indian students from Bangladesh was also facilitated by our High Commission. The Ministry of External Affairs further said that Indian Missions abroad also encourage Indian students travelling abroad for postgraduate higher education to register and also try to connect with the MADAD portal so that their complaints and pending issues can be resolved in a timely manner.
The total number of Indian students pursuing higher education abroad in 2024 is 1.33 million. The Ministry of External Affairs data presented in the Lok Sabha shows that the number of Indian students studying abroad has increased in the last three years. The number was 0.75 million in 2022, which increased to 0.93 million in 2023 and is now 1.33 million. As of January 1 this year, the Ministry of External Affairs presented data about 13.35 lakh Indian students pursuing higher education in 101 countries. Of these, the highest number of 4.27 lakh students are studying in Canada, followed by 3.37 lakh students in the US, 1.85 lakh students in the UK. The Ministry of External Affairs' response indicates that 2510 Indian students are still pursuing education in war-torn Ukraine.
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