"We should appreciate the operation Kaveri which has been started by the Government of India to evacuate Indians from the conflict-torn state of Sudan. I also congratulate the Air Force officers in this regard for Special Operations in Sudan," said MP Arora.
"An IAF C-130J takes off from Port Sudan with 135 passengers for Jeddah. This marks the 12th batch of stranded Indians evacuated under #OperationKaveri," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted.
"#ExINIOCHOS. The multinational exercise being held at Andravida Air Base, Greece picks up pace. Coming days will see #IAF undertaking complex aerial drills with other partner nations," the Indian Air Force tweeted on Thursday.
As many as 128 Indian nationals, evacuated from conflict-ridden Sudan, arrived at Saudi Arabia's Jeddah under "Operation Kaveri" by the Indian Air Force aircraft C-130J flight, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.
"Those coming from Sudan can contact Neeraj Singh, assistant review officer on 8920808414 or Ashish Kumar, protocol assistant on 9313434088 or Whatsapp them about their problems," an order issued by Additional Resident Commissioner, New Delhi, Saumya Srivastava said.
Indian Air Force's first female pilot to fly the Rafale combat aircraft is also part of the Indian Air Force contingent taking part in Exercise Orion in France.
The Indian Air Force very recently rescued another batch of around 250 trapped Indians from conflict-torn Sudan as part of the rescue effort. More than 250 people were evacuated from Port Sudan by two IAF C-130 J planes. Prior to this, 135 more stranded Indians were rescued from Sudan on Wed