Operation Sindhu
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: TOI
Context: The first flight under Operation Sindhu carrying 110 Indian students evacuated from Iran amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict landed safely in New Delhi.
About Operation Sindhu:
• What it is? Operation Sindhu is a government-led evacuation mission to safely bring back Indian nationals trapped in conflict-affected regions of Iran.
• Operation Sindhu is a government-led evacuation mission to safely bring back Indian nationals trapped in conflict-affected regions of Iran.
• Launched By: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India Supported by Indian Embassies in Iran and Armenia
• Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India
• Supported by Indian Embassies in Iran and Armenia
• Objectives: To ensure the safe evacuation of Indian citizens, especially students, from war-affected regions of Iran. To coordinate safe passage via Armenia due to volatile conditions inside Iran.
• To ensure the safe evacuation of Indian citizens, especially students, from war-affected regions of Iran.
• To coordinate safe passage via Armenia due to volatile conditions inside Iran.
• Key Features: Evacuation Route: From northern Iran to Yerevan, Armenia to New Delhi. Priority: Continuous monitoring by Indian Embassy and active coordination with host governments. Control Room: 24/7 MEA Control Room established in New Delhi for assistance.
• Evacuation Route: From northern Iran to Yerevan, Armenia to New Delhi.
• Priority: Continuous monitoring by Indian Embassy and active coordination with host governments.
• Control Room: 24/7 MEA Control Room established in New Delhi for assistance.
Major Air Evacuation Missions by India:
Mission Name | Aim
Vande Bharat Mission | Evacuation of Indians stranded abroad during COVID-19 (2020)
Operation Devi Shakti | Evacuation from Afghanistan after Taliban takeover (2021)
Operation Ganga | Evacuation of Indians from Ukraine war zones (2022)
Operation Kaveri | Rescue of Indian citizens from Sudan conflict (2023)
Operation Ajay | Return of Indians from Israel during conflict (2023)
Operation Sindhu | Ongoing evacuation from war-hit Iran (2025)