Civil upheaval in Sudan can have far-reaching ramifications for India, notably in terms of oil supply, investment, food security, and diplomatic relations.
Operation Kaveri: The Indian government, embassy officials and the armed forces have been working round the clock to bring back Indians stranded in strife-torn Sudan home. The most daring op so far has been from Wadi Seidna, which is in the vicinity of Khartoum, the epicentre of the fighting
The tenth batch of Indians stranded in strife-torn Sudan left for Jeddah from Port Sudan, four days after the Ministry of External Affairs launched the rescue mission Operation Kaveri. Read to know more about the progress of Operation Kaveri.
The MEA said the security situation in Sudan continues to be ‘volatile’ with reports of fierce fighting coming from various locations in the country s capital Khartoum.
The ongoing violence, which includes warplanes flying over the capital, has made it difficult for nations to retrieve their citizens because of restricted civilian movement and disrupted transportation links.