The Ministry of External Affairs of India issued a statement on Wednesday urging Indian students studying in US colleges and universities to follow local laws and regulations amid the ongoing protests against Israel's actions in Gaza, even as no such reports of Indian students joining these protests have emerged. Ending on the note that students join universities to get a good education, MEA urged and advised students to follow local laws.
New Delhi : MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a press conference that no Indian students or their families have approached Indian missions for any kind of help regarding disciplinary action involving their participation in the protests. As it is, numerous Indians are pursuing higher education in the US, many of them aspiring to stay and work there for the future, and it seems unlikely that such a large number of students would take to activities that might jeopardise their future prospects.
There are peaceful protests that have broken out everywhere across US campuses against Israel. Many call for an end to US support for Israel. The students push for divestiture from companies, which do business with the country. Some instances of violence have been witnessed, like overtaking of Columbia University by students and arrests by police.
President Joe Biden has addressed the issue. He has said peaceful protest must be allowed but denounced violence and vandalism. He has told people to preserve the rights of every individual, condemned anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, and told that he had no tolerance for discrimination against proponents of Palestine.
The authorities have also said there are agitators from outside the university community, and this may mean that some of the violence is instigated by people who do not have any direct interest in the university.
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