| Year |
Operation |
Purpose |
No of people saved |
| 1990 |
Kuwait Airlift |
Before the Persian Gulf War in 1990, the operation was carried out to evacuate Indian expats from Kuwait. |
More than 170,000 Indian citizens evacuated. |
| 2006 |
Sukoon |
During the 2006 Lebanon War, the Indian Navy launched the mission to evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan, and Nepalese people, as well as Lebanese nationals with Indian wives, from the fighting zone. |
2,280 people were evacuated from Lebanon |
| 2015 |
Maitri |
In the aftermath of the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, the government of India and Indian armed forces launched Operation Maitri in Nepal. |
Over 43000 Indians were evacuated, and over 150 international tourists were evacuated, with 785 foreigners receiving transit visas. |
| 2022 |
Ganga |
The Indian government launched Operation Ganga to rescue its people who were stranded in neighbouring nations following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. |
Approximately 25,000 Indian nationals were evacuated.
147 people from 18 different nations were evacuated.
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