As per an estimate, there are still around 8,000 Indian students stuck in war-hit Ukraine and all diplomatic efforts are being made to bring them back safely, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said.
Speaking to presspersons at Chalageri village in Ranebennur taluk of Haveri district after consoling the family members of Naveen Gyanagoudar who died during shelling in Ukraine, Mr. Joshi said that Foreign Affairs Minister Jaishankar is in touch with his counterparts in Russia and Ukraine and efforts are being made for a temporary ceasefire so that the stranded students could be evacuated.
Mr. Joshi said that while India would want a permanent ceasefire, efforts are now being made for a temporary ceasefire at least for a few hours so that stranded students could be evacuated.
