<span style="color: #222222;">India has expressed concern over the possibility that F-1 visa students attending online-only classes in the US may lead to the return of large number of Indian students studying there.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In reply to a media query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India has conveyed the concern to the US side.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, the matter was raised by Foreign Secretary with his counterpart during&nbsp;Foreign Office Consultations.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, India has urged the US that there is a need to keep in mind the role that educational exchanges and people to people relations have played in development of Indo-US relations.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said, the US has noted the concerns.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">&nbsp;</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Replying to a query on opening of Kartarpur Corridor, Mr Srivastava said there is an agreement on Kartarpur Sahib and India and Pakistan are currently consulting various stakeholders in this regard.</span><br />'' &nbsp;
News On AIR | July 9, 2020 8:27 PM
Govt expresses concern over possibility of return of large number of F-1 visa Indian students from US