Diplomats’ families and students fleeing Iran return to India
Indian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Abhay Kumar met Indians who were part of the last group to pass through Iran on April 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: MEA
Enduring clashes, a grueling journey and long waits at the border, a group of Indians, including all family members of Indian diplomats there, returned from Iran over the weekend and tried to use the pause in hostilities to return.
Officials said the return journey of the groups that crossed the Azerbaijani border from Baku and returned via the Armenia border was coordinated by the Indian embassy in Tehran, which liaised with the Iranian government during the two-week US-Iran ceasefire declared on April 8. Hindu.
It was published – 19 April 2026 21:50 IST




