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- India has helped 2,557 of its nationals return from Iran since the West Asia conflict began in February, according to minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh.
- Most of the roughly 10,000 Indians who were in Iran when the conflict started were students, and many travelled by road to Armenia and Azerbaijan before flying home.
- The government estimates about 7,000 Indians, including seminary and medical students, workers, seafarers and fishermen, remain in Iran.
- India has raised with Iran the problems faced by returning medical students and has advised nationals in Iran to consider leaving and others to postpone travel.
What to watch next
- Steps the government takes to address academic and financial losses of returning medical students
- Updates to advisories and evacuation numbers as the security situation in Iran evolves
- Whether remaining Indians in Iran, including students and workers, face further displacement
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