‘India welcomes back its own’: Jaishankar on arrival of evacuees from Sudan
Hindustan TimesExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday informed about the arrival of the first batch of 360 Indian nationals, evacuated from war-torn Sudan, in New Delhi, saying “India welcomes back its own.” Indian nationals evacuated from violence-hit Sudan under Operation Kaveri on their arrival at the IGI Airport in New Delhi. "#OperationKaveri brings 360 Indian Nationals to the homeland as first flight reaches New Delhi,” Jaishakar said in a tweet as he posted the pictures of evacuees at Delhi airport. Under 'Operation Kaveri', a total of 360 Indians evacuated from Sudan boarded a flight from Jeddah Airport to New Delhi. Minister of state for external affairs V Muraleedharan, who is personally monitoring the evacuation efforts, had also tweeted, “Happy to see off 360 Indians at Jeddah Airport in a flight bound for New Delhi They will be reaching the motherland soon, reuniting with their families Under #OperationKaveri the Government is working relentlessly to evacuate Indian nationals from Sudan & bring them home safely”.