Washington: Indian students have a “high level of concern“ about potential study in the US and a large number of them worry about their physical safety and about the feeling of being welcomed, according to a new survey .
The Institute of International Education (IIE) suggested that the final outcome of the US Supreme Court order in June that temporarily upheld President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict entry of nationals from six Muslim majority countries to America weighs on their mind.
With over a million international students pursuing higher education in the US and contributing more than USD 36 billion to the American economy, the stakes are high, it said.
The IIE is a US-based not-for-profit working to build peaceful and equitable societies by advancing scholarship, building economies and promoting access to opportunity.
It focuses on International Student Exchange and Aid, Foreign Affairs, and International Peace and Security.