After Jaishankar’s push, China ‘falls in line’; Allows Indian students to return

• One month after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar raised the plight of Indian students who were studying in China, Beijing has said it was willing to facilitate the return of Indian students to its universities. The Indian embassy has now posted steps to facilitate this return. Indian students have been asked to fill a Google form by May 8, after which the government will collate a list of students willing to return to China to complete their studies and send it to the concerned authorities there. Over 23,000 Indian students were forced to return to India in 2020 when the COVID pandemic began. Since then, China has allowed students from neighbouring Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Solomon Islands to return but not Indians. Friday's decision comes after the March 25 meeting between the foreign ministers of India and China. Watch this video for more.