Overview
- External affairs officials reported that more than 550 Indians have entered Armenia and about 90 have moved into Azerbaijan with embassy-facilitated visas and border clearances.
- External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar publicly thanked Armenia for enabling safe land transits, underscoring ongoing diplomatic coordination.
- The first return flights delivered roughly 70 students to New Delhi and about 30 to Mumbai after land travel to Yerevan and connections via Dubai.
- A large share of those leaving are medical students, many from Jammu and Kashmir, with some reporting high out-of-pocket expenses and visa bottlenecks at the Azerbaijan border.
- The Indian embassy in Tehran remains operational, has relocated students from higher-risk areas, and says more Indians are expected to return on a rolling basis.