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India Deports 'Blacklisted' UK Researcher Franceska Orsini From Delhi Airport over Visa Norm Violation
Francesca Orsini was deported despite holding a valid five-year visa, reflecting a pattern of denied entry for scholars and activists without explanation, officials said.
- On Monday, Francesca Orsini was denied entry and deported at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi despite holding a visa valid for another five years after arriving from Hong Kong.
- Government sources said Francesca Orsini was blacklisted in March 2025 for allegedly violating tourist-visa conditions by speaking and conducting research on prior visits.
- The scholar, Francesca Orsini, is a globally renowned SOAS academic and Fellow of the British Academy, holding the title Professor Emerita of Hindi and South Asian Literature with ongoing research on Awadh.
- Her husband, Peter Kornicki, said immigration withheld her passport and placed her on a return flight to London via Hong Kong, while scholars and Indian academics expressed solidarity and the Italian Embassy in Delhi did not respond.
- Recent years have seen multiple denials of entry for scholars and activists, including Nitasha Kaul's February 25, 2024 denial and OCI cancellations linked to critical views.
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Francesca Orsini deported from India for violating visa norms, had opposed CAA and NRC
While left-leaning academics and journalists accused the Modi government of ideological bias, the Home Ministry clarified that Orsini’s deportation followed standard visa enforcement procedures after she breached rules during her previous visit to India.
Who is Francesca Orsini? Hindi scholar and London University prof ‘blacklisted’, deported from Delhi Airport
Despite possessing a valid five-year e-visa, London University Professor Francesca Orsini was informed that she would be deported immediately from Delhi and instructed to make travel arrangements for her return.
·New Delhi, India
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