Institute of International Education's report shows 3,63,019 Indians enrolled in 2024-25, up from 3,31,602 in previous year. Indians accounted for 30.8% of international students.
The number of international applicants through Nov 1st fell 9% from a year earlier. India, the largest source of international students to US, saw a 14% decline.
After a judge blocked Trump's move to ban foreign students at Harvard, Marco Rubio's diplomatic cable to embassies comes as the latest shocker for Indians set for studies in the US.
Harvard University sued the Trump administration for imposing the ban Friday morning, and later in the day, a federal judge reportedly blocked the move for now.
There has also been a decline in the number of Indians studying in the US, UK, while more students are opting to pursue their education in France, Germany.
Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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