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INDIA LENDS A
HELPING HAND
During the Russia-Ukraine
n
War, Operation Ganga was
launched to bring back more
than 22 thousand of its
citizens. Indian students from
other countries of the world
including Pakistani citizens
were also evacuated.
n As a responsible nation even
during the Corona period,
VACCINE MAITRI India successfully launched
the 'Vande Bharat Mission'
and 'Operation Samudra Setu'
Vaccination against Corona started with campaign to bring its citizens
this mantra and when India developed two from the countries around the
homegrown vaccines, it lent a helping hand world.
to other countries by supplying vaccines to n 7 Maldivians were evacuated
over 150 countries. Medicines and other along with 647 Indians from
essential items were supplied to other the Chinese city of Wuhan.
countries during the Corona period, for
which some countries also gave India the n In 2015, 'Operation Rahat' was
title of 'Hanuman'. launched to evacuate Indian
citizens from Yemen.
n When the earthquake struck
Nepal on April 25, 2015,
special aircraft provided relief
material and India provided
assistance of $ 67 million.
n Operation Samudra Maitri for
victims of earthquake and
tsunami in the Republic of
Indonesia.
India provided humanitarian
n
QUAD: 2+2 DIALOGUE aid and disaster relief
during the 2019 storm in
India is an important strategic partner Mozambique.
of the Quad group along with the US,
Japan, and Australia. This partnership is n Prime Minister Narendra Modi
very important from the strategic point was the first world leader to
of view of Asia and the Pacific. Along visit Sri Lanka after the horrific
with America, Japan, Australia, now 2+2 terrorist attacks on Easter.
talks with Russia also started. India was Meanwhile, India's emergency
elected a non-permanent member of the ambulance service in Sri
United Nations Security Council for the Lanka is now available in all
eighth time. nine provinces of the country.
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