While speaking about the latest developments in India's Foreign Policy in Rajya Sabha, Jaishankar spoke about Operation Kaveri which was launched to evacuate Indian nationals from Sudan.
External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi informed that nearly 3800 citizens have been successfully evacuated from crisis-hit Sudan.
Earlier on Tuesday, another 'Operation Kaveri' flight carrying 231 Indian evacuees reached Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Tuesday from Saudi Arabia's Jeddah, Jaishankar said.
Under 'Operation Kaveri', 328 more Indians landed at the New Delhi International Airport from strife-torn Sudan on Tuesday night. Nearly 3,000 stranded Indians have reached India till now.
An Indian Air Force (IAF) C-130J aircraft on Tuesday departed from Port Sudan carrying 135 Indians to Jeddah, marking the 18th batch of evacuees from the conflict-torn African country to the Saudi Arabian city, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
Earlier on Monday, a total of 186 Indians from strife-torn Sudan arrived in Kochi under Operation Kaveri on the 9th outbound flight.
Earlier, External Affairs Minister (EAM) Jaishankar, on Sunday, said that nearly 2300 evacuee Indians have reached India.
As a ceasefire has been called in Sudan, several countries, including India, are attempting to evacuate their citizens from a conflict-ridden nation.
According to Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, nearly 2,100 Indians have arrived in Jeddah from Sudan so far as part of 'Operation Kaveri'.
He lauded Operation Kaveri and said that his evacuation from Sudan was like "re-birth" as he had lost hope to survive.
