In a major diplomatic outreach for its neighbors, India said on Saturday that it would vacate citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka. Iran And want to leave the country.
Delhi officials implicated it as an example of India’s “Neberhood First Policy” – to help their neighbors in time of crisis, it is a struggle, natural disaster or epidemic.
This announcement came that day Two more flights run by Irani Great Air landed in Delhi,
The Indian Embassy in Tehran said in a post on X, “At the request of the governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, efforts to withdraw the Indian embassy in Iran will also cover the citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka.”
“Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka can reach the immediate embassy, either on Telegram Channel or on Emergency Contact Numbers: +989010144557; +989128109115; +989128109109;”
Nepal’s Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba thanked Kathmandu. In a post on X, he thanked the Foreign Minister’s Jaishankar “for India” Intense Help in helping Nepali citizens to vacate Nepali citizens from Iran ”.
“India’s support in Nepal’s withdrawal efforts is a reflection of the strength of Nepal-India relations,” he said.
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Sources said that about 16 Nepal citizens are in touch with the Nepali Embassy in Delhi.
Sri Lanka’s Ministry of External Affairs Ministry said in a post, “Sri Lanka along with Indian citizens has expressed their honest thanks to the Government of India for timely assistance to vacate Sri Lankan citizens from Iran. This work of solidarity gives an example of strong and permanent participation between Sri Lanka and India, and”
So far, a total of 827 Indians from Iran have been vacated.
Foreign Ministry spokesman, Randhir Jaiswal said, “Another withdrawal flight from Mashhad took place in New Delhi on 21 June, with 310 Indian citizens from Iran. A total of 827 Indians have been evacuated with it.”
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A group of about 290 Indian citizens, including students, reached Delhi late on Friday and Saturday morning, which was evacuated from Iran as the war with Israel intensified.
On Wednesday, India announced the launch of Operation Sindhu to vacate its citizens from Iran.
“Operation Sindhu flying bright citizens home. India vacated 290 Indian citizens from Iran, including a charter to students and religious pilgrims. The flight reached New Delhi on June 20 at 2330 and was obtained by Secretary (CPV and OIA) Arun Chatterjee,” Jaswal wrote on X.
He said, “The Government of India is grateful to the Government of Iran, which is grateful to the government of Iran for the convenience of withdrawal process.”
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The first batch of 110 Indian citizens vacated under Operation Sindhu reached India on Thursday, with several withdrawals, many occasions shared accounts of the frightening situation beforehand, which they were seen before going to safe places.
As it did in Ukraine
This is not the first time Delhi has stepped into emptying the citizens of its neighbors. In the early days of the Ukraine War, India vacated citizens of neighboring countries with itself.
Delhi managed to convince Tehran to open the Iranian airs for the evacuation of around 1,000 Indians through the north-eastern city of Mashad.
Sources said that after the days of conversation, Delhi shifted its citizens to Mashhad and allowed overfly from Iran and Turkmenistan and expelled Indians from the path of damage.
Mashhad is close to Iran’s border with Turkmenistan, and India found an air corridor for a safe flight.
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With the help of Indian Embassy and Iranian officials, Indians were taken from Tehran to QOM and then Mashhad.
India’s relations with Iran and Israel keep it in a delicate place, where they have to enact some diplomatic balance act. Delhi has a strategic bet with Iran – shared concerns over Pakistan and Afghanistan from Chabahar port. So, it has been very careful in its statements. It also has a very strategic security and defense partnership with Israel.
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