India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on 5 January urged citizens to defer all non-essential trips to Iran, citing week-long demonstrations triggered by the rial’s collapse and leaving at least ten dead. Indians already in the country—estimated at 5,000 workers, students and medical tourists—were told to stay away from protest sites, keep a low profile and register with the embassy in Tehran.
The caution injects new risk into high-value Indian contracts at Chabahar Port and downstream oil-field services that depend on rotating technical teams. Mobility managers are reviewing evacuation plans, while insurers warn of imminent premium surcharges on travel-medical policies that include Iran.
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Airlines continue to operate Delhi–Tehran flights, but corporates have begun rerouting critical staff through Dubai or Muscat. Should violence persist, New Delhi may even suspend the reciprocal visa-on-arrival facility for Iranians, which would chill inbound trade missions to Mumbai and Bengaluru.
The advisory underscores Delhi’s tightrope: safeguarding nationals without antagonising a strategic partner central to the International North–South Transport Corridor. The MEA says it will “review on a continuous basis,” leaving global project timelines in flux.
The caution injects new risk into high-value Indian contracts at Chabahar Port and downstream oil-field services that depend on rotating technical teams. Mobility managers are reviewing evacuation plans, while insurers warn of imminent premium surcharges on travel-medical policies that include Iran.
For travellers scrambling to adjust itineraries or clarify shifting visa rules, VisaHQ can streamline the paperwork from anywhere in India, flagging real-time changes in entry requirements and helping corporations reissue travel documents at speed. Explore the service at https://www.visahq.com/india/ and keep contingency plans nimble even as advisories evolve.
Airlines continue to operate Delhi–Tehran flights, but corporates have begun rerouting critical staff through Dubai or Muscat. Should violence persist, New Delhi may even suspend the reciprocal visa-on-arrival facility for Iranians, which would chill inbound trade missions to Mumbai and Bengaluru.
The advisory underscores Delhi’s tightrope: safeguarding nationals without antagonising a strategic partner central to the International North–South Transport Corridor. The MEA says it will “review on a continuous basis,” leaving global project timelines in flux.
