Students urge to study in the foreign universities are increasing at an alarming rate. Even though in countries like Australia many Indian students are facing religious trouble, the student’s flair to study abroad doesn’t come down.

Nicholas S.Namba, Director, International exchanges (Cultural affairs), US Embassy, New Delhi said that the economic slowdown in US has least affected the image of America as the land of opportunities. Recent report stated that 95,000 students from India were given visas to pursue higher studies in America last year, indicating that America is still the land of opportunities despite recession.

Mr. Namba reported to the mediapersons inTirunelveli as a part of the programme designed by US consulate-general to strengthen Indo-US people-to-people relationship even to the people of smaller towns in South India.

The reporters asked Mr.Namba about the complaint in India that America acts like a world policeman by interfering in the internal affairs of other nations. He said, “America is extremely concerned about any kind of human rights violations anywhere in the world.”

He expressed his interest to meet anti-Americans even in the smaller towns of South India.