Hours after London-based Hindi scholar Francesca Orsini was denied entry into India, a senior government official said she had been placed on an immigration blacklist in March 2025 for “violating visa conditions”.
Ms. Orsini is of Italian origin, and Professor Emerita at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. She was stopped in the early hours on Tuesday at the Delhi airport, and deported by immigration officials.
Ms. Orsini had a valid five-year tourist e-visa when she was deported. She arrived in India via Hong Kong, prior to which she attended a conference in China. She last visited India in October 2024.
She could not be reached for comments.
Although Ms. Orsini had a tourist visa, she was “regularly violating” visa conditions, the government official said.
