As much as 10,000 Indian college students, pilgrims, enterprise individuals and seafarers in Iran: Jaishankar informed Parliament final month | India Information
2 min learnNew DelhiUp to date: Mar 1, 2026 06:27 PM IST
There are about 9,000-10,000 Indian nationals, together with college students, staff, pilgrims, vacationers, enterprise individuals, and seafarers throughout 16 provinces in Iran, mentioned Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on February 6 in response to a starred query requested by Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Ray about whether or not the Authorities of India had assessed the influence of the political unrest in Iran on Indians residing there, their potential repatriation, and their present numbers.
In a written response, Jaishankar said that the Authorities was “carefully monitoring the state of affairs in Iran” and that the Indian embassy in Tehran was in common contact with the Indian nationals in Iran, offering them with common recommendation.
“There are about 9,000-10,000 Indian nationals throughout 16 provinces in Iran, which incorporates primarily college students (and their households), staff, pilgrims, vacationers, enterprise individuals and seafarers. Since Iranian airspace stays open as on date, Indian nationals wishing to go away Iran have been suggested to take action utilizing accessible means, together with industrial flights,” the response said.
The final evacuation from Iran organised by the Authorities, it added, was below Operation Sindhu in June 2025, throughout which 3,597 Indian nationals have been evacuated. The evacuation was facilitated through the tensions between Iran and Israel. No evacuation has been organised from Iran since then.
“The Authorities had issued journey advisories on 05 and 14 January 2026, urging avoidance of non-essential journey to Iran, advising Indians in Iran to go away by way of industrial flights and to remain alert…The Authorities doesn’t presently view Indian nationals in Iran as stranded, provided that Iranian airspace stays open and there may be common air connectivity between Iran and India and with the international locations within the area,” the minister’s response said.
“A particular evacuation has subsequently not been organized by the Authorities up to now. Authorities continues to evaluate the state of affairs as circumstances evolve,” it added.
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