
Foreign Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar said on Wednesday (January 22, 2025) that India has always been ready for the legal return of Indians living without valid documents. He said that India is still in the process of verification of those people from America who can be sent to India and the number of such persons cannot be determined yet.
S. Jaishankar was responding to questions about reports that India was working with the Donald Trump administration on the return of about 1,80,000 Indians to the US who are either undocumented or undocumented. They are staying there even after the expiry of their visas.
According to news agency PTI, S. Jaishankar said that he has talked to Foreign Minister Marco Rubio about this. He also said, ‘If there is a 400-day waiting period to get a visa, I don’t think it will lead to good relations. He (Rubio) also paid attention to this point. S. Jaishankar said, ‘I have seen the figures… for us it is not just a figure. This will be effective only when we can actually verify the fact that the person concerned is of Indian origin.
S. Jaishankar told a group of Indian journalists here, ‘As a government we are obviously big supporters of lawful movement (of people) because we believe in the global workforce. We want Indian talent and Indian skills to get maximum opportunities at the global level. At the same time, we also strongly oppose illegal movement and illegal migration.
Global workforce refers to the international labor pool of workers, which includes foreign workers employed by multinational companies or working abroad, temporary migrant workers, remote workers, people engaged in export-related employment, contingent workforce and others. Jaishankar said, ‘You also know that when something is illegal, many other illegal activities also get associated with it, which is not right. This is definitely not good for the reputation either. This is with every country and America is no exception, we have always said that if any of our citizens is there illegally and if we feel that they are our citizens, we are always ready for their legal return to India. .’
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