Some 18,000 Indians worked in Libya before the country descended into chaos in 2011. PHOTO: AFP
A foreign ministry statement announced the indefinite travel ban.
Some 18,000 Indians worked in Libya before the country descended into chaos in 2011, in local hospitals, teaching institutions and construction.
India imposes ban on travel to Libya "irrespective of the purpose" till May 6 pic.twitter.com/tOYsx2lTq8
— Devirupa Mitra (@DevirupaM) May 23, 2016
Powers gather to discuss mounting IS threat in Libya
Thousands were evacuated after the conflict began.
Monday's decision was apparently dictated by recent weeks of increased violence, with the Islamic State group looking to expand its footprint beyond its coastal stronghold at Sirte.
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