Indian students who had rushed back home from Italy to be with their family members or take part in last rites of their loved ones during the dangerous second wave are now stranded as air travel remains banned to the European country.
Those who returned to India before April 28, when air travel to and from the country was suspended, are now stuck, even though their peers back in Italy have gone back to their normal lives in universities.
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While there is no official update on the expected timeline of the travel ban being eased, the Indian Ambassador to Italy held a meeting on July 9 with community representatives where she briefed them about the efforts on seeking relaxations.