An operation to bring Indian nationals home. It is recorded here for completeness and is not counted as assistance to the host country.
Operation Kaveri
Sudan Evacuation
India evacuated its nationals from Sudan by air and sea during the 2023 conflict, using Indian Air Force aircraft and Indian Navy vessels staging through Port Sudan and Jeddah. Nationals of several other countries were carried out on the same flights and ships.
Evacuation & consular activity
3 recorded itemsBringing Indian nationals home is a duty India owes its own citizens. These figures are recorded here because they are part of the operation — and they are not counted as assistance to Sudan, including any expenditure published for them. Where foreign nationals were carried alongside Indians, that is stated as it was reported; it does not make the evacuation aid to the country they left.
Recorded — quantity not published
People evacuated
Includes nationals of other countries carried on Indian aircraft and ships.
Source
MEAREPOSITORY
Ministry of External Affairs — Press Releases ↗Technical details
Record src-mea-press · retrieved 30 August 2026
Recorded — quantity not published
IAF sorties
Source
Ministry of DefenceREPOSITORY
Ministry of Defence — Press Releases ↗Technical details
Record src-mod · retrieved 30 August 2026
Recorded — quantity not published
Indian Navy ships deployed
Source
Ministry of DefenceREPOSITORY
Ministry of Defence — Press Releases ↗Technical details
Record src-mod · retrieved 30 August 2026
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