At least 110 Indian students, including 90 from Jammu and Kashmir, are set to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday night after being evacuated from conflict-hit Iran amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran. The evacuation was facilitated by the Indian government, with visuals from Doha showing students boarding a connecting IndiGo flight to India.
The Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association (JKSA) expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for launching the evacuation operation and easing the concerns of families back home.
The students, who were studying at Urmia Medical University, managed to cross safely into Armenia before being flown back. “We deeply appreciate this effort to ensure a smooth, full journey home,” the JKSA said in a statement, adding that the entire journey, including the Delhi to Srinagar leg, was arranged free of cost by the Union government.
The first group of evacuees is expected to land in Delhi around 10:15 PM. The JKSA also expressed hope that the remaining students still stranded in Iran will be brought back soon.
Amid the volatile security situation, the Indian consulate in Bandar Abbas had on Tuesday requested Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences (AJUMS) to allow 11 Indian students to relocate to Yazd. The consulate assured full responsibility for their safe passage.
The evacuation comes as tensions in the region continue to escalate. On Wednesday, Israel claimed to have struck a nuclear site near Tehran while Iran responded by firing hypersonic missiles. Israeli airstrikes on the Iranian capital followed warnings for civilians to evacuate key districts. The conflict, now in its sixth day, has raised international concerns about regional stability.
Former US President Donald Trump denied direct involvement by the US but warned Iran of “serious consequences” if attacks continued.