Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:15pm on 18 Mar 2026,Wednesday India Global
India's Ministry of External Affairs informed a Parliamentary Standing Committee that approximately 1,000 Indian nationals remain in Iran amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, though not all wish to leave. Simultaneously, 23,000 Indian school students based in Gulf nations have been unable to appear for their ongoing CBSE Class 10 and Class 12 board examinations due to regional turmoil. Committee chairman Shashi Tharoor confirmed consultations between MEA and the Ministry of Education are underway to ensure remedial examination arrangements. MPs raised pointed questions regarding India's conspicuous silence on condemning Supreme Leader Khamenei's killing and civilian deaths, but MEA officials provided no direct answers, leaving critical diplomatic questions unresolved. (PC: India Today)
