The Indian government has initiated Operation Sindhu to evacuate Indian nationals from conflict zones in Iran and Israel amid escalating tensions in West Asia. The operation, which began on June 18, has successfully evacuated over 4415 Indian nationals so far.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken note of the new guidelines issued by the US Embassy, requiring visa applicants to provide details of their social media identifiers and emphasised that Indian nationals' visa applications should be evaluated based on merit.
The Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that India, so far have evacuated 3,426 Indian nationals from Iran and 818 Indian nationals from Israel in Operation Sindhu.
While speaking to ANI, an Indian evacuee returning from Iran said, "I thank my government, especially the Prime Minister. We faced no difficulties. Both the Iranian and Indian governments treated us very well."
A special flight under Operation Sindhu brought 272 Indian and 3 Nepalese nationals from Iran to New Delhi on June 26. So far, 3,426 Indians have been evacuated from Iran as part of the ongoing mission, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
A special flight carrying 296 Indian nationals and four Nepalese nationals stranded in conflict-hit Iran landed safely in New Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of people evacuated under Operation Sindhu to 3,154.
Another special flight carrying 296 Indian nationals and four Nepalese nationals stranded in conflict-hit Iran landed safely in New Delhi on Wednesday, taking the total number of people evacuated under Operation Sindhu to 3,154.
Under the Operation Sindhu, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday received 224 Indian nationals who returned to India from Israel at 10:30 am in Indian Air Force aircraft.
The Indian Embassy in Iran announced that it will be gradually winding down its evacuation exercise for Indian nationals, initiated after the escalated conflict in the region following Israel's military operations on the Islamic Republic, as a ceasefire deal was made between the two countrie
In a social media post on X, sharing the pictures of the evacuees, the MEA wrote, "Update: #OperationSindhu MoS @PmargheritaBJP warmly received 281 Indian, 3 Sri Lankan & 2 Nepalese nationals evacuated from Iran. They arrived in New Delhi on a special flight from Mashhad at 1500 hrs o