Facts for Prelims (FFP)
Source: TOI
Context: India has initiated “Operation Ajay” to evacuate its citizens from conflict-stricken Israel.
- This marks the second evacuation operation of the year, following Operation Kaveri, which brought back Indian citizens from Sudan earlier.
- The decision to initiate Operation Ajay comes in response to recent conflicts in the region, including a Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent military strike on the Gaza Strip.
Various other past operations are: –
| Operation Name | Year | Reason for Evacuation |
| Operation Dost | 2023 | Turkey-Syria earthquake |
| Operation Ganga | 2022 | Tensions between Russia and Ukraine |
| Vande Bharat | 2020 | Covid-19 pandemic |
| Operation Samudra Setu | 2020 | Covid-19 pandemic |
| Evacuation from Brussels | 2016 | Terrorist strikes |
| Operation Raahat | 2015 | Conflict in Yemen |
| Operation Maitri | 2015 | Nepal earthquake |
| Operation Safe Homecoming | 2011 | Conflict in Libya |
| Operation Sukoon | 2006 | Conflict in Lebanon |
| 1990 Kuwait Airlift | 1990 | Invasion of Kuwait by Iraq |
