Amid the assorted circumstances of deaths of Indian and Indian-origin college students being reported in US since January, US Ambassador Eric Garcetti stated on Friday throughout an interview on the American Heart in Delhi that United States is a secure nation and cares deeply for the well-being of Indian college students. He additionally assured the mother and father of Indian college students that their youngsters are America’s youngsters as nicely, when they’re within the US.
Though US stays a most well-liked vacation spot amongst Indian college students for larger schooling, the current circumstances have raised concern among the many Indian inhabitants and Indo-American group.
“We care so deeply for the well-being of Indian college students within the US. We would like mother and father to know that their youngsters are our kids when they’re in United States. And, there’s a wealth of sources that may assist college students put together within the US, whether or not it’s psychological well being and sources for that being far-off for house, mother and father and households,” Garcetti instructed information company PTI.
Whereas lamenting these tragic deaths previously few months, the Garcetti asserted that US is a secure nation, underlining that college students learning overseas ought to familiarise themselves, have trusted buddies and community, and should know what to do in a harmful scenario, or a psychological well being challenge.
The US envoy additionally highlighted that college students going to pursue their research within the US ought to know that there are native legislation enforcements, campus securities, which generally college students simply do not know in a brand new nation.
Praising the American universities, he stated that they’re extraordinary locations to come back to and supply overwhelming expertise to college students, together with Indian college students.
Asserting that the USA is a secure nation once more, the previous mayor of Los Angeles stated that there are plenty of sources to assist college students really feel protected. “But when they do not attain out, we would not know concerning the incidents, earlier than it’s too late,” Garcetti stated.
In view of the quite a few circumstances being reported in US of Indian college students being killed, lacking, and located useless underneath mysterious circumstances, Garcetti acknowledged that US goals to supply college students and their mother and father with required sources to assist them keep secure together with web sites, methods to familiarise themselves, and hyperlinks to organisations.
Garcetti acknowledged that the US consular crew issued visas to round 1,40,000 Indian college students. Refering to the info, he stated that if such a document quantity is recorded then these tragic incidents may be seen anyplace be it US or India. He additional urged college students to stick to campus security briefings fastidiously.
Quashing claims that Indian college students are being targetted in US, he cited S Jaishankar saying that even India’s Exterior Affairs Minister stated that there isn’t a proof of any connection of any concentrating on of Indian college students.
When requested if the US authorities took steps to make sure such incidents don’t recur, Garcetti stated, “Many issues… We care concerning the well-being of all college students in US, together with American college students.”