Digital Desk: For the first time in nearly nine months of the conflict, Russia declared on Thursday that Indian students who were forced to leave Ukraine because of the war can finish their study in Russia if they so want because the medical curricula in the two nations are identical.
"Due to the
nearly identical medical curriculum in Russia, Indian students who left the
Ukraine can continue their education there (as Ukraine). Since the majority of
people in Ukraine speak Russian, they are familiar with the local tongue. In
Russia, they are extremely welcome "declared Oleg Avdeev, general consul
of Russia.
As soon as Russia
declared a full-scale war on its neighbour on February 24, thousands of Indian
medical students were left stranded in the destabilised Ukraine. After that,
"operation Ganga" was launched by the Indian government to evacuate
its residents from Ukraine in the midst of the Russian invasion.
Avdeev's remarks
came as foreign affairs minister S. Jaishankar met with his Russian colleague
Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday and held discussions in Moscow about a variety of
topics involving their respective countries on the bilateral, regional, and
international levels. EAM Jaishankar had stated during his visit to Moscow that
"India's partnership with Russia has worked to its advantage and New Delhi
would like to keep that going."
India has continuously pressed for
talks and a halt to the fighting in Ukraine. Additionally, the effect of the
Ukraine conflict on food and energy costs has frequently been brought up,
particularly for weaker nations. The Indian side, however, did not vote against
Russia at the UN and has not yet openly criticised Putin for the invasion that
began in February.
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