‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate stranded Indians in Haiti launched
Hindustan TimesIndia on Thursday launched 'Operation Indravati' to evacuate its citizens stranded in war-torn Haiti amid the intense fighting between the armed groups and the government, external affairs minister S Jaishankar said. 12 Indians evacuated today from Haiti under Operation Indravati While sharing a photo of the 12 evacuated Indian nationals from Haiti, the union minister said in a post on X, “India begins Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. Meanwhile, attempts to chart a political transition for Haiti have failed, and various armed groups launched coordinated attacks on key installations in Haiti in an attempt to force the resignation of the country's embattled PM Henry as Haiti has not held functional elections since 2019. There are between 75 and 90 Indians in Haiti and about 60 of them have registered with Indian authorities to return to India "if need be", External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said at his weekly media briefing on March 15.