US, Canada Top in Attacks on Indian Students

Attacks against Indian students in foreign countries have been on the rise since 2019. This has led to 20 deaths with incidents in the US and Canada making up 80% of it.

The Ministry of External Affairs recently informed the Rajya Sabha of these grim statistics. In the last five years, nine Indian students were victims of attacks in Canada, while the US reported seven casualties.

However, these are not isolated to only two spots as other countries have also reported similar instances. Overall, Russia had the most attacks on Indian students, 14, but none of them led to any fatalities.

Ireland, Iran, China, Italy, Australia, and Kyrgyzstan have also seen violence against Indian students, raising concerns for the community. In the grand scheme of things, Canada’s numbers get more shocking as it reported a total of 163 deaths of Indian students, apart from the nine attacks.

The Indian community is often a victim of racism and violence abroad. There should be proper safety protocols and support systems in all countries, especially in Canada which is host to 1.3 million Indian students.