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Indians evacuated from Sudan under risky conditions

n Bringing passengers from various parts of the Arabia for hosting them and facilitating this process.
country to Port Sudan under hazardous conditions He also expressed gratitude to Chad, Egypt, France,
was a difficult task. The flight from Wadi Sayyedna South Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, the United
was also risky and difficult. Kingdom, and the United States.

n People were safely evacuated from Port Sudan to n The spirit, tenacity, and courage displayed by
Jeddah in Saudi Arabia through 17 Indian Air Force everyone involved in Operation Kaveri were
flights and 5 Indian Navy ships. 86 citizens were admirable. During this difficult time, our Embassy in
evacuated from countries bordering Sudan. Khartoum demonstrated extraordinary dedication.
Team India's efforts in Saudi Arabia, as well as the
n Military and commercial flights brought people Foreign Rapid Response Cell coordinating in India,
back from Jeddah. S. Jaishankar, Union External were commendable.
Affairs Minister, stated that we are grateful to Saudi

Government campaigns
India's evacuation operation, 'Operation Kaveri"
for the safe return of Indians
An evacuation operation launched by the
Government of India with the objective of bringing
n The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Raahat
back stranded Indian nationals in Sudan safely.
in 2015 to evacuate over 4000 Indian nationals and
foreigners from Yemen. Operation Kaveri was launched on April 24, 2023,
as a rapid response to the crisis in Sudan. A team
n On May 5, 2020, Operation Samudra Setu was consisting of officials from the Ministry of External
launched as part of efforts to bring back Indian
Affairs, the Indian Air Force, and the Indian Embassy
citizens from abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.
in Sudan was deputed to ensure that proper
n On May 7, 2020, India launched one of the world's procedures were followed for the safe evacuation
largest evacuation operations, Operation Vande of Indian nationals from Sudan. In the meantime,
Bharat, to bring back its citizens who were stranded
Indian nationals were taken from different parts of
abroad in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
Sudan to the capital, Khartoum, from where they
n Under Operation Devi Shakti, hundreds of people from were brought back to India.
Afghan were brought to India in August 2021.
foreign nationals were successfully evacuated
n Under Operation Ganga, Indian nationals and many from Ukraine in February 2022.

in the Russia-Ukraine war, the government has people.” It also served as a strong hub for further
always demonstrated readiness, as evidenced by action planning for Sudanese evacuees." During any
the successful completion of Operation Kaveri for international crisis, India has always acted quickly
the safe return of Indians stranded in Sudan. to assist its citizens. During times of crisis, India
In a tweet on May 5, the Indian Embassy in Saudi has also provided humanitarian aid to citizens of
Arabia stated, "Today, we closed the transit facility other countries, inspired by its age-old philosophy
created at the International Indian School Jeddah of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam.
for those evacuated from Sudan during Operation
Kaveri." It helped in the evacuation of over 3,500

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