Amid the escaliting tension in West Asia, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said since, flights are running in these areas as per schedule, India has not started any immediate evacuation plan.
“As of now, from Israel, Iran and other countries, flights are running so people have the option if they want to leave. Families have reached out to us and to our embassies, but at this point, we don’t have any evacuation process going on. We have around 3,000 people in Lebanon, mostly in Beirut… In Iran, we have around 10,000 people, around 5,000 of them are students… In Israel, we have around 30,000 people largely caregivers and workers…”
“On India’s stand in the Iran-Israel war, Jaiswal said, “We issued a statement a few days back expressing deep concern – we said that the violence and the situation is of deep concern for us. We had reiterated a call for restraint by all concerned and also the protection of civilians. It is important in our opinion that this conflict doesn’t take a wider regional dimension…”
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