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In a major step toward bolstering bilateral defence cooperation, India and the United States on Thursday signed a 10-year U.S.-India Defence Framework Agreement, aimed at...
So far, the Indian Air Force has evacuated thousands of Indians and transported tonnes of relief supplies to Ukraine. The total number of individuals evacuated from Ukraine to India is more than 20,000.
According to the MEA, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine is in constant contact with Indian people in Ukraine, and no reports of a hostage situation have been received.
Russian presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky, who is also the head of the Russian committee, told that the two sides discussed military issues, humanitarian issues, and a future political settlement of the dispute.
The administration announced on Thursday that around 18,000 Indians had returned to the country in the last seven days, with another 7,000 anticipated to return in the next two days.
In the midst of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, India has issued a new advisory for Indians trapped in Kharkiv.
Joe Biden is now in a catch-22 situation, with the ongoing war in Ukraine by Russia, it is confused whether to put sanctions on India or not under CAATSA.
The S-400 missile deal was locked at ₹35,000 crores between Russia and India; 5 squadrons to be delivered to India which equips Indian defence to tackle air offensives from 400 km.
While ensuring the safety of all the Indians trapped there, the Government of India has advised all Indian students and other citizens to leave Kharkiv.
The Ministry of External Affairs of India has deployed 26 flights to rescue the Indian students out of Kyiv, unfortunately, 1 Indian student lost his life due to heavy targeting on civilians by the Russian troops.
The 21-year-old Naveen Shekharappa, a final year medical student from Karnataka's Haveri, died when Russian soldiers flared a government building in Kharkiv.
News of the student’s demise came within an hour of the Indian embassy in Ukraine announcing to its citizens to immediately leave capital Kyiv.
The Indian embassy said that Ukraine has started special trains for stranded Indians to evacuate from Kyiv and other regions of Ukraine.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), up to 1,400 Indians stranded in Ukraine have been returned to India on six planes as part of 'Operation Ganga.'
Because Ukraine's air space has been closed as a result of Russia's invasion of eastern Ukraine and other parts of the country, India is using its neighbouring countries such as Romania and Hungary to evacuate Indian students out of Ukraine.