New Delhi:
Assaults on Indians dwelling overseas have witnessed an almost sevenfold improve prior to now 5 years. Based on knowledge shared by the Overseas Ministry, 15 situations of assaults on Indians dwelling overseas have been reported in 2021, however the quantity has surged to 104 in 2025.
A lot of the situations of violence in opposition to Indians have been reported in the US, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and Canada, the info from 36 international locations launched by the Overseas Ministry within the Rajya Sabha confirmed.
The numbers confirmed that the US recorded 33 instances of violence in opposition to Indians — the very best through the 5 years — adopted by 32 within the UAE, 31 within the UK, 30 in Canada, 24 in Eire, 23 in Russia, and 19 in Germany. In whole, 302 situations of assaults on Indians have been reported between 2021 and 2025, with15 in 2021, 31 in 2022, 67 in 2023, and 85 in 2024, earlier than reaching 104 in 2025, the info confirmed.
What The Information Confirmed
The figures additionally confirmed year-on-year variations in country-wise violence, with the US reporting one assault on an Indian in 2021, six in 2022, one in 2023, 11 in 2024, and 14 in 2025.
Within the UAE, the info confirmed that three situations of violence in opposition to Indians have been reported in 2021, 4 in 2022, seven in 2023, six in 2024, and 12 in 2025.
Information from the UK confirmed one recorded occasion in 2021, 4 in 2022, 11 in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 5 in 2025. In Canada, three such instances have been recorded in 2021, six every in 2022 and 2023, seven in 2024, and eight in 2025.
In Eire, the place a number of instances of racist assaults on Indians have been reported final yr, knowledge confirmed a steep spike in violence in recent times. Based on the ministry, Eire witnessed one case every in 2021 and 2022, which elevated to 5 in 2023, seven in 2024, and 10 in 2025.
However probably the most notable spike in violence in opposition to Indians was recorded in Mali, the place no instances have been recorded between 2021 and 2024, however 11 assaults have been recorded in 2025.
‘India Stays Vigilant’
Replying to a query on assaults on Indians abroad, Minister of State for Exterior Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh stated the protection and safety of Indians overseas remained New Delhi’s “foremost precedence.”
“Indian Missions and Posts stay vigilant and carefully monitor any untoward incidents affecting Indian nationals overseas. Such incidents are instantly taken up with the authorities involved of the host nation to make sure that the instances are correctly investigated and the perpetrators are punished as per their home legal guidelines,” he stated.
