A bill introduced in the Senate is proposing stricter monitoring of foreign students and staff at universities, this has sparked concern among academic groups, with critics warning that the move could increase scrutiny of international students a large contingent of whom are Indians.
As per the latest Open Doors report (covering 2024-25 academic year), India with 3.6 lakh students remains the largest source country, followed by China with 2.6 lakh students. Together, these two countries account for more than half of all international students in the US, which had touched a figure of 11.7 lakh.
