Niger Crisis: Advisory issued for Indians living in Niger, advice to return to India soon

In view of the increasing violence, India has advised its citizens to leave Niger as soon as possible. Also said that those who are not registered with the Indian Embassy in Niamey should do this work immediately. Presently 250 Indians are living in Niger. It has seen an increase in demonstrations and violence since the military coup.

The Ministry of External Affairs said in a guideline on Friday that those planning to visit Niger should refrain from doing so till the situation there improves. They should think again about their journey. Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said that India is monitoring the situation in Niger.

There was a coupon on 26 May in Niger. After the coup, the military seized power by removing the president. After this, the President was taken into custody. United Nations including America and Europe had expressed concern over this.

India is in constant touch with the German authorities to bring back baby girl Ariah Shah. This information was given by the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. He said he stood by his earlier stand regarding the rights of the girl child as a cultural and Indian citizen. The German authorities are being pressurized for the early return of Ariha.

Earlier on Friday morning, the girl's mother Dhara Shah demonstrated at Jantar Mantar. He appealed to the German authorities to allow Ariha Shah to celebrate Independence Day with the Indian community there. Ariha's relatives said that they would go to the German embassy and request the ambassador.

Arindam Bagchi, citing the recent incident of water cannonade by the Chinese Coast Guard on a Philippine boat, said that the problem related to the South China Sea needs to be resolved peacefully. He appealed to China and the Philippines to follow international law. Also appealed to both countries to ensure that such an incident does not happen again.