INS Sumitra starts evacuating Indians from Yemen's Al Mukallah sea port

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INS Sumitra began the process of evacuating stranded Indians on Sunday afternoon from Al Mukallah sea port in Yemen.

Earlier in the morning, INS Mumbai reached Djibouti harbour with 441 evacuees on board from Yemen's port city of Aden.

Along with Indians, 179 people from 17 countries were evacuated from Aden on Saturday.

"A safe haven called INS Mumbai. In humanitarian effort, along with Indians 179 others from 17 countries evacuated from Aden yesterday," tweeted MEA spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin.

Aden is currently reeling under heavy firing between Saudi-led coalition and the Houthi rebels.

On Saturday night, India had pulled out over 439 Indian nationals from Aden amidst heavy shelling in an operation codenamed "Rahat".

The Indian Navy, in a release said the operation was carried out "despite mounting difficulties and challenges".

INS Sumitra starts evacuating Indians from Yemen's Al Mukallah sea port - The Times of India

 

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India on Sunday evacuated 670 more nationals, including 488 from Sanaa by three Air India flights, taking the total number of Indians rescued from war-ravaged Yemen to nearly 2,300 after the "largest" evacuation in a day so far from there.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj thanked Air India for its massive effort in operation 'Raahat' to pull out Indians trapped in several parts of Yemen amid raging fighting.
"Air India conducted three successful flights out of Sanaa and evacuated 488 Indians. It was the largest evacuation so far," the Spokesperson in External Affairs Ministry said. He further said that 203 people were evacuated from Ash Shihr-- 182 Indians and the rest from seven other countries-- by Navy vessel INS Sumitra.

670 more Indians evacuated from Yemen; nearly 2,300 rescued so far | Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis

 

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Yemen returnee: 'Government did a wonderful job'

'We could not sleep for many days. We kept hearing gunshots and blasts throughout the night.'

'To live in a war-torn city is terrifying.'

'Our journey from the hospital to the port was the scariest.'

'We were taken care of so well by government officials. They did not leave a single person behind.'

Read more at: Yemen returnee: 'Government did a wonderful job' - Rediff.com India News

 

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Indian operation in Yemen helps 26 countries

NEW DELHI: India is executing one of the most challenging rescue operations in strife-torn Yemen, pulling out its own and citizens from at least 26 other countries.

On Monday, India evacuated over 1,000 (574 from Sana'a by air and 479 from Al Hodeida by sea) executing a sophisticated air-sea operation showcasing its maritime power.

Until now, India has evacuated over 3,500 of its nationals and 225 citizens of at least 26 countries in a rare gesture. Maldives has joined 25 countries requesting India for help. The fact that such requests continue to come is being seen as a vote of confidence in Indian capability. India has evacuated nationals of almost all its neighbours (Pakistan has pulled out 11 Indians) and taken in US, UK, German and Malaysian nationals among others.

Read more at: Indian operation in Yemen helps 26 countries - The Times of India

 

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And minister VK Singh is at site personally monitoring evacuation, and assisting even those without valid travel documents.In the last ten months Modi govt has evacuated close to 20000 people stranded, kidnapped and detained indians from middle east.

 

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How Narendra Modi government rescued 3,500 Indians from war zone Yemen

How Narendra Modi government rescued 3,500 Indians from war zone Yemen


India is executing one of the most challenging rescue operations in strife-torn Yemen, pulling out its own and citizens from at least 26 other countries.

On Monday , India evacuated over 1,000 (574 from Sana'a by air and 479 from Al Hodeida by sea) executing a sophisticated air-sea operation showcasing its maritime power. Until now, India has evacuated over 3,500 of its nationals and 225 citizens of at least 26 countries in a rare gesture.


Maldives has joined 25 countries requesting India for help. The fact that such requests continue to come is being seen as a vote of confidence in Indian capability. India has evacuated nationals of almost all its neighbours (Pakistan has pulled out 11 Indians) and taken in US, UK, German and Malaysian nationals among others.

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How Narendra Modi government rescued 3,500 Indians from war zone Yemen - The Economic Times

 

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Yemen rescue operation: Why India is better than the rest

India's rescue operations in Yemen have been widely appreciated and 23 countries seeking help in evacuating their nationals is testimony of this fact. The rescue operations in Yemen were probably one of the toughest for India since the battle is not just fierce, but there are several stake holders in this war. [Can Pakistan afford to interfere in Yemen?] The Shia Houthi rebels, Al-Qaeda, the Yemen government and also Saudi Arabia are all locked in war and this scenario could be extremely confusing for any rescue team since none know who the enemy really is. [100 killed in Yemen as aid gets delayed]

Read more at: Yemen rescue operation: Why India is better than the rest - Oneindia

 

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India has evacuated 232 nationals of 26 countries including US, UK, France and Sweden from strife-torn Yemen, foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said on Tuesday.

India has evacuated nationals of almost all its neighbours (Pakistan has pulled out 11 Indians) and taken in US, UK, German and Malaysian nationals among others.

India evacuates 232 foreigners including Americans, Europeans from Yemen - The Times of India

On Tuesday, foreign ministry spokesman tweeted: "232 persons from 26 countries evacuated by India from Yemen. Efforts continuing," along with the list of the names of the countries that sought India's help.

 

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India on Tuesday accepted Pakistan's offer to fly home 11 Indians evacuated from Yemen by a Pakistani naval ship.
The offer was made by Pakistan's Prime Minsiter Nawaz Sharif earlier in the day when the Indians reached Karachi along with Pakistanis from the war-torn nation.
India's acceptance was tweeted by Indian external affairs ministry as well as Abdul Basit, Pakistan High Commissioner to India.
India accepts Pak offer to fly home Indian nationals evacuated from Yemen

 

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Yemen crisis: Number of Indian evacuees reach 4000-mark

New Delhi: The total number of Indian evacuees from war-ravaged Yemen on Tuesday touched 4000-mark with nearly 700 more nationals, including 600 from Sanaa, rescued in three air sorties as government decided to end the air evacuation operation on Wednesday. While 600 were rescued by Air India, over 100 were being evacuated from Al Hudaydah by INS Turkish, officials said.
"We will end our air evacuation efforts from Sanaa tomorrow and all those who want to leave should do so by tomorrow," the Spokesperson in the External Affairs Ministry said.

Asked about any remaining Indians, sources said 4100 Indians had registered with the Indian mission in Yemen and most of them are out. The government may continue the evacuation by sea route for some more time, they added. Meanwhile, 11 Indians who were evacuated by the Pakistan Navy's Aslat from Yemen's southeastern city of Mukallah reached Karachi today and are expected to return home on Wednesday.

Read more at: Yemen crisis: Number of Indian evacuees reach 4000-mark - IBNLive

 

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Pakistan evacuating 11 indians is headline news in media, but the himalayan effort of indian govt, minister VK singh and testimonials from the representative of foreign govts, and people rescued are relegated to also ran news with little space cover. And some posters are awed and thrilled by the presstitute agenda.

Media is devoting more paper space and air time to abusing, denouncing VK singh and trolling him. VK singh stayed in sanaa to supervise and coordinate the entire rescue operation.

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"VK Singh's Yemen Evacuation Tweet Backfires on Media House
An Indian media house quoted him saying, Yemen rescue operation is not as exciting as his visit to Pakistan embassy.

With India acting swiftly in evacuating it's citizens from Yemen in an internationally lauded operation and countries seeking help to evacuate their nationals, the hashtag spawned widespread backlash on Twitter.

People criticised the channel for going after the minister while in a humanitarian task."

VK Singh's Yemen Evacuation Tweet Backfires on Media House - The New Indian Express

 

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ஏமனில் தவித்த 11 இந்தியர்களை மீட்டது பாக். கடற்படை

போர்ச் சூழலால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ள ஏமனின் தென்கிழக்கு நகரமான முக்காலாவில் சிக்கித் தவித்துக் கொண்டிருந்த 11 இந்தியர்களை பாகிஸ்தான் கடற்படை அதிகாரிகள் மீட்டனர்.


இந்தியர்கள் 11 பேரும் பாகிஸ்தான் கடற்படை கப்பல் மூலம் கராச்சி சென்றடைந்தனர். இந்தத் தகவலை, இந்தியாவிடம் பாகிஸ்தான் அதிகாரிகள் செவ்வாய்க்கிழமை தெரிவித்தனர்.
கராச்சியில் உள்ள 11 இந்தியர்களையும் சிறப்பு விமானம் மூலம் டெல்லிக்கு அனுப்புவதாக பாகிஸ்தான் தெரிவித்தது.


இதற்கான பணிகளை இந்தியாவுக்கான பாகிஸ்தான் தூதர் அப்துல் பசீத் செய்து வருவதாக இந்திய வெளியுறவுத் துறை உறுதிப்படுத்தியுள்ளது.


பாகிஸ்தான் முன்வந்து செய்த இந்த மீட்புப் பணி உதவியை இந்தியா ஏற்றுக் கொண்டது.

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India concludes Yemen evacuation, 5,600 pulled out

This photo, downloaded off the Ministry of External Affairs Twitter account, shows a 3-day-old baby in an incubator on an Air India flight to Kochi.
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India has ended its massive evacuation efforts in Yemen, pulling out 5,600 people, including 4,640 Indians and 960 nationals from 41 countries, the government said.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted: “The evacuation operation from Yemen is over. General V.K. Singh is returning tonight. We are closing our Embassy there.”

Read more at: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj announces end of Yemen evacuation effort Operation Rahat - The Hindu