CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Operation Kaveri is the latest evacuation operation initiated by India to rescue its citizens and friendly nations’ citizens from war zones. The Ministry of External Affairs had announced the standby status of two C-130s aircraft and INS Sumedha for the safe evacuation of stranded Indians in Sudan.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operation Kaveri (Tamil: , romanized: Kaveri, lit. Kaveri River) is an ongoing operation conducted by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and foreign nationals from Sudan during the 2023 Sudan conflict.

Detailed explanation-3: -Under ‘Operation Kaveri’, India has been taking its citizens in buses from the conflict zones of Khartoum and other troubled areas to Port Sudan from where they are being taken to the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah in Indian Air Force’s heavy-lift transport aircraft and Indian Navy’s ships.

Detailed explanation-4: -India has evacuated about 1, 100 of its nationals from Sudan since it mounted an operation to rescue citizens stranded amid intense fighting between the army and a paramilitary force in the strife torn African nation.