India begins ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate citizens stranded

New Delhi: External affair minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India’s operation to evacuate its citizen is underway. In a tweet, he said that around 500 Indians had reached a port in Sudan. The rescue operation has been named Operation Kaveri by the government. “Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in […]

New Delhi: External affair minister S Jaishankar on Monday said India's operation to evacuate its citizen is underway. In a tweet, he said that around 500 Indians had reached a port in Sudan. The rescue operation has been named Operation Kaveri by the government. "Operation Kaveri gets underway to bring back our citizens stranded in Sudan. About 500 Indians have reached Port Sudan. More on their way. Our ships and aircraft are set to bring them back home. Committed to assisting all our brethren in Sudan," tweeted the foreign minister.

Violence broke out in Sudan between forces loyal to Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and his deputy-turned-rival Mohamed Hamdan Daglo. Daglo commands the powerful paramilitary forces. Recently PM Modi held a high-level meeting and instructed to make proper arrangements to evacuate Indians. Also Read: Mamata-Nitish Kumar meeting: ‘Media’s lies made BJP hero, want them to become zero,’ West Bengal CM

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India begins ‘Operation Kaveri’ to evacuate citizens stranded in Sudan