Russia Ukraine War: Supporting people in times of crisis

Anil Baluni writes: India has consistently demonstrated its ability to bailout overseas.

For India, the Russo-Ukrainian war has opened a crisis in the form of thousands of blocked citizens, especially students, trapped in conflict zones. So Prime Minister Narendra Modi led another attack to ensure the swift evacuation of Indians from the war zone. As soon as war broke out, Prime Minister Modi wasted no time forcing the State Department and other ministries to conduct a multilateral evacuation drill called Operation Ganga.

Within hours, response teams from MEA and other ministries were on the ground, with senior officials coordinating Operation Ganga in New Delhi. And in Kyiv, Lviv, Chernivtsi in Ukraine. In addition, MEA deployed teams at the Warsaw, Shehini-Medica, and Krakovets border checkpoints in Poland, the Zahony/Kipp Tysa border checkpoints in Hungary to speed up the evacuation process, the Vishne Nemeke border checkpoints in the Slovak Republic, and the Suceava border checkpoints in Romania.

Thanks to Prime Minister Modi's quick response and diplomatic skills, some 1,400 Indians, mostly students, were brought back within an hour from the military zone with six particular fields, where the government will bear all evacuation costs. . The prime minister personally oversees all evacuation drills, while cabinet ministers such as Piyush Goyal and Giotraditya Scindia welcome students and residents at the airport.

While thousands more await evacuation from neighboring Ukraine, the Indian government has stepped up efforts to join Operation Ganga in the coming days. The latest effort includes four senior ministers - Hardip Puri, Jotiradiita Sindia, Kiren Ridjiju, and VK Singh - traveling to neighboring Ukraine to coordinate evacuation missions and help stranded students and citizens. Information about Indians living in Ukraine in January. The Indian Embassy in Kyiv has established contacts with 19,763 Indians living in Ukraine, focusing on outreach to student artists.

On February 20, the Indian Embassy issued urgent advice, expecting the situation to worsen soon. The Indian government reacted quickly to the developing situation in Ukraine. The bubble limit is increased, and a particular flight begins. Three flights landed under hot air balloons between February 20 and 23, before the conflict began. By then, 4,000 Indians had returned home.