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What name has India given to its operation to evacuate citizens from Afghanistan?
A)
Operation Bharat
B)
Operation Shakti
C)
Operation Devi Shakti
D)
Operation Himmat

Correct Answer :   Operation Devi Shakti


The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given a name to India’s complex mission of evacuating its citizens from war-torn Afghanistan, as ‘Operation Devi Shakti’. The name of the operation was known when External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar mentioned it in a tweet on August 24 while referring to the arrival of a fresh batch of 78 evacuees in Delhi.
 
India began the complex evacuation mission by airlifting 40 Indians from Kabul to Delhi on August 16, a day after the Taliban seized control of the Afghan capital city. So far, India has evacuated over 800 people amid a deteriorating security situation in Kabul and scramble by various nations to rescue their citizens.

Published On : August 25, 2021
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