Won’t Rest Till Our Fellow Indians Are Safe: Jaishankar Amid Ukraine War
Mumbai: Amid the Russia-Ukraine war, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the Centre “will not rest” until the Indians stuck in Ukraine are safe.
Jaishankar’s assurance comes as the ninth flight – under Operation Ganga – left Romania’s capital Bucharest to return to the country.
“We will not rest till our fellow Indians are safe. Ninth #OperationGanga flight departs Bucharest for New Delhi with 218 Indian nationals,” Jaishankar tweeted.
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Operation Ganga was launched by the government to bring back Indians, mostly students, stranded in Ukraine. Air India is operating special flights as part of the operation.
Till now, 8,000 Indian nationals have been evacuated from Ukraine since the initial advisories were issued, the external affairs ministry said on Monday.
Meanwhile, in a rare emergency special session of the UN General Assembly in Ukraine on Monday, India called for an immediate end to violence and hostilities in the war-torn country.
India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations TS Tirumurti said in the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly, “India is deeply concerned that the situation in Ukraine is deteriorating. Repeat the call again.”
Tirumurti added that the Indian government firmly believed there was no other choice but to return to the path of diplomacy.
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