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Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Ganga was an evacuation mission carried out by the Indian government to rescue its citizens stranded in neighboring countries during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Ganga is a combined civil and military effort to ensure all Indian nationals return home safely. India brought back its nationals from Romania, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and Moldova after they had crossed over to these countries from Ukraine via land border transit points. This process began on February 22.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nearly 18,000 Indian nationals have been brought back to India from Ukraine’s neighbouring countries by special flights, the Centre said on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -’Operation Ganga’ is the initiative launched by the government of India to bring back Indians stranded in Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-5: -From Ukraine, the major export to India is sunflower oil, followed by inorganic chemicals, iron and steel, plastics, chemicals, etc. India is Ukraine’s largest export destination in the Asia Pacific and the fifth largest overall export destination.