On Friday morning, the initial charter flight enroute to extricate Indian nationals detained in Israel as a result of the ongoing conflict touched down in New Delhi. Under the auspices of “Operation Ajay,” the flight transporting 212 Indian passengers, including an infant, departed from the Ben Gurion airport in Israel on Thursday night. According to reports, the passengers were selected based on the principle of “first come, first served.”

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar uploaded images of the initial repatriation of detained citizens to X, formerly Twitter, on Thursday night with the caption: “Operation Ajay commences. The flight carrying 212 passengers is enroute to New Delhi.

‘Operation Ajay’ was initiated by the government on Wednesday in an effort to repatriate stranded citizens from Israel, where the terrorist organization Hamas is engaging in intense combat. This occurred subsequent to the cessation of commercial operations by Air India and other airlines to and from Israel on October 7, when the conflict broke out.

“Operation Ajay is being initiated to facilitate the repatriation of American citizens who desire to return from Israel. Special charter flights and additional provisions are being made. “Strongly dedicated to ensuring the security and welfare of our citizens while they are traveling abroad,” S. Jaishankar had declared on X.

The Indians will be retrieved by means of specially chartered aircraft as part of this operation; if necessary, Indian Navy vessels will also be mobilized.

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Notably, there are approximately 18,000 Indian students, professionals, and merchants in Israel.

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This is the first-ever visit to Namibia by an Indian Minister of External Affairs.

Jaishankar arrives in Windhoek to strengthen ties with Namibia

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— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) June 4, 2023

“Arrived in Windhoek. “Thank Jenelly Matundu, Namibia’s Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, for receiving me so warmly,” Jaishankar tweeted after his arrival.

“We anticipate a fruitful visit that will strengthen our enduring ties,” he added.

During the visit, the minister of external affairs will confer with the country’s top leadership and other ministers of government.

According to official sources, Jaishankar will also co-chair the inaugural session of the joint commission meeting alongside Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the Namibian deputy prime minister and foreign minister.

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In addition, he will interact with the Indian diaspora in Namibia.

In the first phase of his tour, the minister spent June 1-3 in South Africa, where he attended the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting.

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Jaishankar, who is visiting Uganda and Mozambique, addressed the Ugandan Parliamentary Forum on Indian Affairs on Tuesday.

“We (India) are doing it differently in the sense that no other chair of the G-20 has made an endeavor to consult all the countries of the Global South. So, what are your interests, and what do you desire? Which of your concerns may we raise on your behalf? In January, we went through a very, very detailed and very exhaustive exercise, he said.

The External Affairs Minister also stated that India intends to use its G-20 presidency to refocus the influential forum on its mandate of addressing global growth and development issues.

“Uganda was also a participant, of course. And today, we’d like to use the G-20 presidency to really get that forum to focus on what is its remedy, what was its mandate, namely global growth and global development issues, which are extremely essential to you. Green growth issues, debt issues, health issues, SDG issues, the development agenda, and digital delivery issues. These are the issues on which we would like the G-20 to concentrate, according to Jaishankar.

India assumed the G20 presidency for one year beginning on December 1 of last year. This year’s G20 summit will take place in New Delhi on September 9-10.

The External Affairs Minister reaffirmed India’s complete support for Uganda’s very successful Non-Alignment Movement chairmanship.

The Non-Aligned Movement will be chaired by Uganda on behalf of Africa between 2022 and 2025.

The position of NAM chair alternates every three years at summit conferences. The movement’s chair is assisted by both the outgoing and incoming chairmen. This structure, according to the movement, represents its past, present, and future.

Jaishnkar also announced that he will participate in the inaugural of the first campus of the National Forensic Research University in Uganda.

The minister, who is visiting two countries between April 10 and 15, participated in the virtual groundbreaking ceremony for solar-powered conduit drinking water supply systems funded by India Exim Bank on Tuesday in Uganda.

Jaishankar tweeted, “This project will provide a safe and sustainable water supply to 500,000 Ugandans across 20 rural districts.”

Jaishankar later encountered the Indian commercial community in Uganda.

“Appreciated their contribution to the bilateral relationship between India and Uganda. Jaishankar tweeted that he had “encouraged them to continue building the bridge of our business ties that capture the growth and development of the two countries.”

Jaishankar will be in Mozambique between the 13th and 15th of April. The MEA release stated, “This will be the first-ever visit by an External Affairs Minister of India to the Republic of Mozambique.”

During the visit, he will meet with Mozambique’s senior leadership and co-chair the 5th Session of the Joint Commission Meeting with Veronica Macamo, Mozambique’s foreign minister.

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The EAM is anticipated to meet with a number of other ministers and representatives of the Mozambican National Assembly.

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Friday, the Indian Vice President tweeted, “FM of the Republic of Korea Park Jin met with Honourable VP of India Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar.”

Friday, the Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, and the Foreign Minister of South Korea, Park Jin, discussed the significance of cultural and people-to-people ties in enhancing the India-South Korea Special Strategic Partnership.

“Highlighting the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the leaders discussed the importance of cultural and people-to-people ties in bolstering the Special Strategic Partnership,” the tweet continued.

Beginning on Friday, Park Jin is on a two-day official visit to India. His visit to India coincides with the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations.

Arindam Bagchi, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), welcomed Park Jin to India on Friday and stated that his visit will help to strengthen the India-South Korea Strategic Partnership.

Bagchi tweeted on Friday, “A warm welcome to FM @FMParkJin of the Republic of Korea on his first official visit to India.”

“This year marks the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between India and South Korea, and the visit will strengthen our Special Strategic Partnership,” the remark continued.

Park Jin arrived in India on Friday at the Delhi airport.

Park stated on Friday that South Korea would like to enhance its current fruitful partnership with India, focusing on trade, investment, and supply chain stabilization in the manufacturing sector, as well as critical minerals.

Park jin stated that he will meet with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to promote the India-South Korea partnership further.

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“In commemoration of our diplomatic relationship’s half-century anniversary, we would like to enhance our current effective partnership with India. So, I will meet with my counterpart S Jaishankar, the Indian Foreign Minister, to discuss our efforts, collaborative efforts to promote our partnership, and to explore the possibility of deepening and expanding our cooperation, the South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs told the media.

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She will also participate in the Raisina Dialogue, which will be co-hosted by the Observer Research Foundation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Joly will spend Wednesday through Friday in India.

“As the world continues to face inflation, the rising cost of living, and supply chain disruptions exacerbated by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, it has never been more important for G20 and Indo-Pacific partners to demonstrate our determination to make a real and lasting difference. Collectively, we must confront global challenges and create a better future for all. “Canada welcomes India’s G20 Presidency and its leadership in organising the Raisina Dialogue,” she said in a statement released by Global Affairs Canada on Tuesday.

The release states that she will “discuss India’s G20 agenda under the theme of ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future,’ with an emphasis on accelerating progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2023.”

According to the press release, the situation in Ukraine will be a major focus: “She will address the acute challenges millions face around the world, which are exacerbated by Russia’s unjustified and illegal war against Ukraine.”

She will participate in a panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue on the future of the G20 in a world in flux.

“During her visit, Minister Joly will also emphasise the significance of an open, free, and secure Indo-Pacific as Canada continues to expand and invest in the region, creating more opportunities and building more bridges in accordance with its Indo-Pacific Strategy,” the statement continued.

In February,  Melanie Joly visited New Delhi for two days, the highlight of which was a bilateral meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

Maninder Sidhu, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is in India to “engage with business leaders and civil society partners on strengthening ties between Canada and India in accordance with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy,” according to Joly.

“Canada and India have a long history of close interpersonal ties and a shared desire to expand their trade and investment relationship. Sidhu, an Indo-Canadian, said in a statement that a strong bilateral relationship and Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy are creating new opportunities for economic advancement and prosperity.

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Scott Moe, premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, and Vice Admiral Angus Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, will also participate in the Raisina Dialogue.

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Hindistan Hava Kuvvetleri'ne ait İkinci C-17 Globemaster III uçağı Şanlıurfa, Türkiye'ye ulaştı. Yardım ve kurtarma çabalarımız devam edecek. https://t.co/1OzKzKNAxX

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023

Tuesday afternoon, according to defence officials, three IAF C-17 Globemaster aircraft — two carrying NDRF personnel and one carrying an Army medical team — departed for Turkey.

A C-17 Globemaster carrying an additional Army medical team and a C-130 transport aircraft carrying medical supplies both departed for Damascus, Syria in the evening.

The Army said in a statement that the 60 Para Field Hospital in Agra has dispatched a 99-member medical team. “The medical team consists of critical care specialist teams, such as the orthopaedic surgical team, the general surgical specialist team, and the medical specialist teams in addition to other medical teams,” it stated.

It is stated that the teams are outfitted with X-ray machines, ventilators, an oxygen generation plant, cardiac monitors, and other equipment in order to establish a 30-bed medical facility.

Two teams consisting of 101 personnel and a four-member canine squad have been dispatched to assist with rescue operations, according to the NDRF. The NDRF has maintained two additional teams on standby.

“We’ve dispatched two teams, four dogs, four-wheeled vehicles, chipping hammers, cutting tools, first-aid supplies, and a communications system. Our first team, which included five female personnel, departed for Turkey aboard an IAF aircraft at 3 a.m. on Tuesday, according to NDRF Director General Atul Karwal.

Two Indian Airforce aircrafts carrying an @adgpi field hospital for a 30 bedded medical facility have now reached Adana, Türkiye.

Our team of medical specialists will contribute to relief efforts underway. pic.twitter.com/d3GIwHU7We

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (Modi Ka Parivar) (@DrSJaishankar) February 7, 2023

“Each team consists of five female rescuers, a physician, and paramedics. Mohsen Shahidi, DIG (Operations) of the NDRF, stated, “We have also sent vehicles, especially light vehicles, with both teams.”

“Each member of the team has been trained to handle such situations. This is not the first time the NDRF has travelled abroad. Shahidi stated that the NDRF has participated in two similar international operations: the 2011 triple disaster in Japan (earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown) and the 2015 Nepal earthquake.

After arriving at the Adana airport in Turkey, according to officials, Indian personnel met with Turkish government and Indian Embassy representatives for further deployment to affected areas.

In the meantime, Turkey’s ambassador to India, Firat Sunel, tweeted, “‘Dost’ is a common word in both Turkish and Hindi… We have a Turkish proverb: ‘Dost kara günde belli olur’ (a friend in need is a friend indeed). “Many thanks to India,”

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V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, paid a visit to the Syrian embassy and conveyed his condolences to Ambassador Bassam Al-Khatib.

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