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'Leave our country': Indian students living in constant fear in Ukraine amid hostility (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The challenges for Indian students pursuing medical degrees in war-torn Ukraine show no signs of abating, as they grapple with increasing hostility from sections of the local population, who perceive India as supporting Russia in the ongoing conflict. The situation has escalated since Ukraine initiated its recent offensive operations in June.

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[+] [email protected] -12 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Exactly. If those students want to stop being targeted, they should stop their government instead of blaming Ukraine for the violence. In a sense, they are the real perpetrators and Ukrainian "racism" is nothing more than self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago

If those students want to stop being targeted, they should stop their government

How many governments did you stop, cowboy?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago

Those students can't change their government. I don't blame Ukrainians for being upset at India as a country for having Russia as a trade partner, I do for taking it out on these students. If I were to assault a Russian student here in America because of what the Russian government is doing it'd be equally as wrong.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes a bunch of students are the real perpetrators. They definitely hold all the power to stop their government while they are thousands of kilometers from home.