{"id":340979,"date":"2025-06-20T17:30:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=340979"},"modified":"2025-06-20T17:30:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T12:00:12","slug":"operation-sindhu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/operation-sindhu\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Sindhu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> India has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran in view of the deteriorating situation due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.<\/p>\n<h2>About Operation Sindhu<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_340981\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-340981\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-340981\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-DD-News.png?resize=419%2C279&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"419\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-DD-News.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-DD-News.png?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Source-DD-News.png?w=893&amp;ssl=1 893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 419px) 100vw, 419px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-340981\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; DD News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>large-scale evacuation mission<\/strong> launched by the India in <strong>June 2025<\/strong> to <strong>rescue Indian nationals<\/strong> stranded in <strong>Iran and Israel<\/strong> amid escalating hostilities between the two countries.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> To ensure the <strong>safety and evacuation of Indian citizens<\/strong>, especially students and professionals, from conflict-affected zones in Iran and Israel.<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Phase:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The initial phase is <strong>focused on evacuating Indian students from northern Iran.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Coordination:<\/strong> The Indian Embassies in <strong>Tehran and Yerevan<\/strong>, along with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in New Delhi, coordinated the operation, providing helplines and real-time assistance to those in need.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Second phase<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This phase intends to evacuate Indian <strong>citizens from Israel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-ordination:<\/strong> The MEA set up <strong>24\/7 control rooms in New Delhi<\/strong> and provided emergency helplines for Indian nationals in Iran and Israel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Evacuation Operations conducted by India in the past<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operations<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\"><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"153\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"443\"><strong>Reason<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Airlift<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">1990<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Kuwait<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Iraqi invasion of Kuwait<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Sukoon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2006<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Lebanon<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Israel-Lebanon conflict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Safe Homecoming<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2011<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Libya<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Civil conflicts inside Libya<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Raahat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2015<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Yemen<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Conflict between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Maitri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2015<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Nepal<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">After the Nepal earthquake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Sankat Mochan<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2016<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">South Sudan<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Civil conflicts inside South Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Samudra Setu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">From around the world<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">During Covid-19 pandemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Vande Bharat Mission<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2020<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">From around the world<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">During Covid-19 pandemic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Devi Shakti <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2021<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">After the Taliban takeover<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Ganga <\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2022<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Ukraine<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Conflict between Russia and Ukraine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Kaveri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Sudan<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">During armed conflict in Sudan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Ajay<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2023<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Israel<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">During the Israel-Palestine conflict<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"239\"><strong>Operation Sindhu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"122\">2025<\/td>\n<td width=\"153\">Israel and Iran<\/td>\n<td width=\"443\">Conflict between Israel and Iran<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India has launched Operation Sindhu to evacuate its nationals from Iran in view of the deteriorating situation due to the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. 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