Sandhu's comments came as the US deported several Indian nationals who allegedly illegally migrated to the United States on Thursday at Ahmedabad airport in Gujarat. A US military C-17 Globemaster military aircraft landed in Punjab's Amritsar on February 5 with 104 Indian nationals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to co-chair the AI Summit with France on February 11th in Paris, alongside other key stakeholders, including the US Vice President and the Vice Prime Minister of China.
The US Air Force plane carrying Indian citizens who "illegally immigrated" to the US arrived in Punjab's Amritsar on Wednesday. A total of 104 Indian nationals were on board the plane that landed in Amritsar.
Tewari further said that the minister's statement seemed more aligned with a "mid-level official of the US government" than that of India's Foreign Minister.
The son, who owned a shop in Ambala, was lured by an agent who promised a quick and easy passage to the US. The agent allegedly took Rs 40-45 lakhs from the family, claiming that he would send the son to the US within a month.
Following the deportation of Indians from the United States, the US State Department said that the only beneficiaries of mass migration are human traffickers and emphasised on President Donald Trump administration's commitment to stopping illegal migration while focusing on the protection o
Following the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants from the US, Congress leader P Chidambaram asked the Central government what step were they taking to ensure that Indian youths do not leave India to enter another country illegally.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the deportation of Indian nationals from United States is "not a new issue" and the government is engaging with the US to ensure that returning deportees are not mistreated in any manner during the flight.
In a post on X, BSP supremo Mayawati said, "The case of 104 Indians including women and children from Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana etc. being sent back by the US in a military plane in an inhuman manner with handcuffs and leg shackles is very sad and a matter of great concern as it hurts the
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated Pete Hegseth in their first telephonic conversation after his confirmation as the US Secretary of Defence, according to Ministry of Defence.
"The heart-rending ordeal of Indian citizens deported to India in the US Army plane is the ultimate denunciation of American pretensions as the global defender of human rights and democracy," said Ashwani Kumar.