India engaging with countries to facilitate travel of students, professionals abroad: Foreign Secretary

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said that in January last year when there was a lockdown in China, special flights were undertaken to evacuate Indians stuck in Wuhan.

As the world appears to be coming to terms with living with COVID-19, India is actively engaging with other countries to facilitate the travel of students and professionals to their educational institutions and companies abroad, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Thursday.

While noting that the pandemic continues to rage worldwide and affects all aspects of lives, Shringla, in his remarks at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, talked about how diplomatic efforts contributed to the overall efforts of the government in dealing with COVID-19.