In a controversial statement amid SOS calls from Indian students in war-torn Ukraine, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that “90 per cent of Indians studying medicine abroad fail to clear the qualifying examination in India”.
in an interview with The Times of IndiaJoshi, however, said that “this is not the right time to debate why students are going out to study medicine” as thousands of Indian students are scrambling to save their lives in Ukraine.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed that the shelling resulted in the death of an Indian student in the war-torn Ukraine city of Kharkiv on Tuesday. The ministry tweeted that it is in touch with the student’s family.
“With deep sadness, we confirm that an Indian student lost his life in the shelling in Kharkiv this morning. The ministry is in touch with his family. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi wrote, “We express our deepest condolences to the family.
The deceased has been identified as Naveen Gyangoudar, a fourth year medical student and a native of Karnataka. According to reports, he had gone out to buy groceries at the time of the incident.
In a second tweet, Bagchi said Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has called on the ambassadors of Russia and Ukraine to “repeat our demand for immediate safe passage for Indian nationals who are still in Kharkiv and cities in other conflict zones.” ” “Similar actions are also being taken by our ambassadors in Russia and Ukraine,” Bagchi said.
Preparations are being made to evacuate people from India for some time. An Indian team is already stationed in the Russian city of Belgorod, close to the Ukrainian border. However, conflict situations in and around Kharkiv and other nearby cities have been a hindrance. “Therefore, it is imperative that Russia and Ukraine respond immediately to our need for a safe passage,” the sources said. News18,
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