India on Thursday launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate its residents stranded in war-torn Haiti amid the extraordinary preventing between the armed teams and the federal government, exterior affairs minister S Jaishankar mentioned.

While sharing a photograph of the 12 evacuated Indian nationals from Haiti, the union minister mentioned in a submit on X, “India begins Operation Indravati to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. 12 Indians evacuated today. Fully committed to the security and well-being of our nationals abroad.”

Jaishankar knowledgeable that 12 residents have been efficiently rescued to the Caribbean nation Dominican Republic and additional thanked its authorities for his or her help.

“Thank the Government of the Dominican Republic for their support,” he mentioned.

What’s taking place in Haiti?

The Caribbean nation of Haiti has been tormented by widespread gang violence for over two years because the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moise. In the ability vacuum that adopted the assassination, the nation’s de facto chief, Prime Minister Ariel Henry, assumed energy, with the help of a number of nations.

Meanwhile, makes an attempt to chart a political transition for Haiti have failed, and numerous armed teams launched coordinated assaults on key installations in Haiti in an try to pressure the resignation of the nation’s embattled PM Henry as Haiti has not held purposeful elections since 2019.

The violence between the armed teams and the federal government has impeded entry to healthcare amenities, compelled the closure of colleges and worsened an already dire starvation disaster.

The scenario deteriorated additional final week when gunmen overwhelmed the principle penitentiary in Port-au-Prince and one other close by jail, liberating 1000’s of inmates in a raid that left a number of individuals useless.

India in Haiti

India does not have an embassy in Haiti and the scenario within the nation is being monitored by the Indian mission at Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.

There are between 75 and 90 Indians in Haiti and about 60 of them have registered with Indian authorities to return to India “if need be”, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal mentioned at his weekly media briefing on March 15.

“We are ready to evacuate everybody,” he mentioned.