India has in the past offered scholarships to thousands of overseas students from countries such as Afghanistan to pursue undergraduate and post-graduate degrees. "The students are neither getting scholarships nor permission to work in India," he said. The ICCR has previously offered study grants to nearly 1,000 Afghan nationals to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in India. These grants consisted of a monthly stipend of between 25,000 rupees ($301) and 28,500 rupees to Afghan students, on top of subsidised tuition fees and travel expenses. "I want to continue my studies in India, but the government has not released our stipends," said Parwana Hussaini, who came to India in 2016 for higher studies.

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Persons: Manoj Kumar, Mayank Bhardwaj, Kumar Tuhin, ICCR, Parwana Hussaini, David Holmes Organizations: Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI, Afghanistan Students ' Association, Indian Council for Cultural Relations, External Affairs, External Affairs Ministry Locations: India, New Delhi, Afghanistan