India assures Nepal of evacuating its nationals from Iran

Thank you @DrSJaishankar for India's swift assistance in helping to evacuate Nepali nationals from Iran.
India's support in Nepal's evacuation efforts is a reflection of strength of Nepal- India ties. @IndiaInNepal @India_in_Iran

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Nepal, Sri Lanka thank India for evacuating their nationals from Iran

United News of India

2 hours ago

United News of India

Nepal, Sri Lanka thank India for evacuating their nationals from Iran

New Delhi, June 21 (UNI) Nepal and Sri Lanka today thanked India for evacuating their nationals from Iran, amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict. Nepalese Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba expressed gratitude in a post on X: 'Thank you @DrSJaishankar for India's swift assistance in helping to evacuate Nepali nationals from Iran. 'India's support in Nepal's evacuation efforts is a reflection of strength of Nepal- India ties.' The Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry in a post also expressed its thanks. 'Sri Lanka extends its sincere gratitude to the Government of India for the timely assistance to evacuate Sri Lankan nationals from Iran alongside Indian citizens. 'This act of solidarity exemplifies the strong and enduring partnership between Sri Lanka and India, and is deeply appreciated by the people of Sri Lanka.' Earlier in the day, the Indian Embassy in Tehran said it will help in the evacuation of Nepali and Sri Lankan nationals from Iran, after the Nepalese and Sri Lankan governments approached India for help. On Saturday evening, an evacuation flight from Iran arrived in New Delhi, with 310 Indian nationals on board, taking the number of Indians evacuated to 827 so far, under Operation Sindhu. Another flight is expected to arrive later tonight. UNI RN

India evacuates citizens from Iran, extends help to Nepal, Sri Lanka

Business Standard

5 hours ago

Business Standard

India evacuates citizens from Iran, extends help to Nepal, Sri Lanka

India is evacuating all its citizens from Iran, the Indian mission here said on Saturday, amid Iran's ongoing conflict with Israel. In a post on X, the Indian Embassy here provided emergency contact numbers and a link to a Telegram channel. "The Indian Embassy in Iran is evacuating all Indian Nationals in Iran. The Embassy may be contacted either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557, +989128109115 +989128109109," it said. In another post, the embassy said that its evacuation efforts will also cover citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka. "On request of the Governments of Nepal and Sri Lanka, the Indian Embassy's evacuation efforts in Iran will also cover Citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka," it said. "The citizens of Nepal and Sri Lanka may urgently reach out to the Embassy, either on the Telegram channel or over the emergency contact numbers. +989010144557; +989128109115; +989128109109," it added. In Colombo, the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry also advised its citizens in Iran to contact the Indian Embassy in Tehran if they wish to leave the country. The government of Sri Lanka has made arrangements with the government of India to assist Sri Lankans who wish to leave Iran by accommodating them in the flights, the ministry said in an official release. According to the Foreign Ministry, there are less than 100 Sri Lankan nationals in Iran, while some 20,000 are employed in Israel. In Kathmandu, Nepal's Foreign Minister Arzu Rana Deuba's secretariat said she requested the Indian government to rescue 16 Nepalese nationals who were stranded in Iran. Foreign Minister Deuba requested the Indian government, through Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, to include the Nepali nationals during the evacuation of Indians from Iran. Deuba took to X to thank External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar for India's swift assistance. Thank you @DrSJaishankar for India's swift assistance in helping to evacuate Nepali nationals from Iran. India's support in Nepal's evacuation efforts is a reflection of the strength of Nepal-India ties, Deuba wrote. Of the 16 Nepali nationals, five are currently in Iranian prisons due to immigration-related offences, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, adding, efforts are underway to secure their release and repatriation as part of the evacuation process. India on Wednesday announced the launch of "Operation Sindhu" to evacuate its nationals from Iran after its conflict with Israel, which has entered its second week, showed no sign of letting up. On Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that over 500 Indian nationals have returned home from Iran under Operation Sindhu so far.

Deccan Herald

5 hours ago

Deccan Herald