Over the last few days, several Gulf countries and foreign religious authorities have condemned the allegedly offensive remarks on Prophet Muhammad by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma, and party leader Naveen Jindal.According to the Ministry of External Affairs data released in 2020, almost 7.6 million NRIs (non-resident Indians) are living in West Asia. However, after the unprecedented backlash that India has faced after the BJP leaders’ remarks, will working in West Asia be risky for Indians? The Wire’s Yaqut Ali speaks with Ubaid Tahir of Qatar Radio and economist and professor Arun Kumar to understand the incident’s impact on the Indians living abroad.