India Expands Operation Sindhu to Evacuate Citizens of Nepal, Sri Lanka from Iran Amid Escalating Iran-Israel Conflict
As
the Iran-Israel conflict deepens, India has stepped up its evacuation efforts
under Operation Sindhu, not just for its own citizens, but also for
those from neighboring countries. The Indian government has agreed to help
evacuate nationals from Nepal and Sri Lanka, following formal requests from
their governments.
Late
Friday night, a special flight carrying 290 Indian students—many of them from
Jammu and Kashmir—landed safely at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport
from Mashhad, Iran. Two more evacuation flights from Mashhad are scheduled for
today: one expected at 4:30 PM and another at 11:30 PM, both arriving at
Terminal 3.
Tensions
in the region are intensifying. On Saturday, a missile struck a residential
building in the Iranian city of Qom—near the sensitive Fordow nuclear
site—killing at least two and injuring four others. Meanwhile, in Israel, a
residential tower in Holon caught fire, reportedly due to a retaliatory strike.
The
human toll continues to climb. According to the Human Rights Activists News
Agency, at least 639 people have died in Iran since the conflict erupted.
Israeli authorities, meanwhile, have confirmed 24 civilian deaths.
Efforts
to mediate the crisis hit a wall on Friday as European diplomats met Iranian
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Switzerland in a bid to de-escalate
tensions. But Araghchi firmly stated that Iran won’t consider returning to
diplomatic talks until what he called "aggressor actions" by Israel
are addressed.
On
the global stage, U.S. President Donald Trump said he will decide in the next
two weeks whether American forces will get directly involved. He hinted at a
possible window for negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, but only if
conditions align.
India’s
swift action through Operation Sindhu is being closely watched as a model of
regional responsibility during a time of international crisis.
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