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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar (left) at a special discussion program on the book ‘Modi@20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ in New York.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is in the US to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting. During this he shared some memories of Operation Devi Shakti to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan.
Jaishankar narrated an anecdote mentioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sensitivity and dedication towards his work. External Affairs Minister said- Midnight had passed, I got a call from Prime Minister Modi. His first question was – are you awake? I told them that help reaching Indians is on the way. After this the Prime Minister told me to call me when it reaches. Jaishankar said – This quality of his separates him from others.
Jaishankar was discussing Modi’s book
He was discussing the book ‘Modi @ 20: Dreams Meet Delivery’ at a special program being held in New York. During this, he mentioned Operation Devi Shakti. Under this operation, Indians were repatriated from Afghanistan. After the Taliban capture of Kabul on 15 August, some Indians were trapped there. The Indian government was constantly trying to get them out.
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Operation Devi Shakti – More than 650 people brought to India
India brought back Indians trapped in Afghanistan under Operation Devi Shakti. During that time this picture was the most discussed. In which Sikhs were seen holding Guru Granth Sahib on their heads at Kabul airport. – file photo
After the Taliban occupation in Afghanistan, the first special flight of the Indian government reached New Delhi from Kabul on 10 December to bring back the stranded Indians there. This operation was named Devi Shakti. Under this, more than 650 people were evacuated from Afghanistan. Among these people were people from the Hindu/Sikh minority community living in Afghanistan. In view of the challenging humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, the Indian government also sent humanitarian aid including medical supplies.
India is still helping Afghanistan
Despite not recognizing the Taliban regime, India continues to send humanitarian aid to Afghanistan.
The situation in Afghanistan has worsened after the Taliban occupation. There is a starvation-like situation here. In such a situation, India is continuously providing many other types of humanitarian aid along with wheat and medicines to Afghanistan. India has so far sent 20 thousand metric tonnes of wheat, 5 lakh doses of Kovid vaccine and 13 tonnes of medicines to Afghanistan. Warm clothes for the winter are also being sent along with the polio vaccine.
