India sends warship to Iraq to help stranded nationals

[BDforever]

India sends warship to Iraq to help stranded nationals​

India launched its first initiative for the possible evacuation of its nationals from war-torn Iraq with a powerful Delhi-class destroyer being despatched to the Persian Gulf by the navy.

The decision to launch the operation was given the go ahead at a meeting of the Crisis Management Group which was attended by the three service chiefs.

Sources said the warship would be in the region in a day and would wait for further orders from New Delhi. A parallel effort for air evacuation by the national carrier Air India is also being considered, they said.
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Concerns: The government has taken action to help stranded Indians amidst uncertainty over the situation in Mosul. Pictured is Indian construction worker Rajesh Kumar with his family. He was one of 40 Indian workers abducted in Mosul by militants​

The government swung into action to help stranded Indians amidst uncertainty over the fluid situation in Mosul, where 39 Indian construction workers are being held hostage by militants aligned with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.

One of the major concerns about the possible evacuation of Indian nationals is that many people do not possess valid documents or have had their papers taken away by their employers, sources said.

It would be a daunting task to establish the identity of the people as many of them are currently living in conflict zones with workers from other South Asian countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan.

There are an estimated 10,000 Indians in Iraq though most of them are based in areas away from the swathes of territory captured by ISIS. Besides the 39 Indians kidnapped in Mosul, 46 nurses from Kerala are stranded in a hospital in Tikrit which too has been overrun by militants. The External Affairs Ministry has said that a little more than 100 Indians are in the conflict zones.

The Indian Navy already had a warship in the Gulf of Aden for anti-piracy operations. Sources said many warships of several countries like the US and Britain are in the Pursian Gulf because of oil interests.

The Indian Navy has experience of carrying out evacuations in the Gulf and it had won accolades for Operation Sukoon, conducted evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals from the conflict zone during the 2006 Lebanon War.

Source:- India sends warship to Iraq to help stranded nationals | Mail Online​

India should use diplomacy like BD government did.
BD nationals can take shelter in neighboring country Iran.

 

[AMCA]

India should use diplomacy like BD government did.
BD nationals can take shelter in neighboring country Iran.

India had that option. Take the citizens by road to Kuwait or Iran and from their transport them home. It was later discarded. Might be becase of the amount of indian citizens stranded there.. India has other options too and we went for it..

 

[BDforever]

India had that option. Take the citizens by road to Kuwait or Iran and from their transport them home. It was later discarded. Might be becase of the amount of indian citizens stranded there.. India has other options too and we went for it..

well there are about 30,000 BD citizens in Iraq

 

[AMCA]

well there are about 30,000 BD citizens in Iraq

Well Going Diplomatic was your option.. But isnt it a morale booster when you see your nations warship waiting to take you Home in an Alien land??

 

[pursuit of happiness]

Well Going Diplomatic was your option.. But isnt it a morale booster when you see your nations warship waiting to take you Home in an Alien land??

-- but their plan seems bit practical..
people cna move and be safe in other country and then come to india
we ave to give them more option ..let them take best shot ....

 

[AMCA]

-- but their plan seems bit practical..
people cna move and be safe in other country and then come to india
we ave to give them more option ..let them take best shot ....

No wonder thats better, but why we did not go for it only the team heading the evacuation can asnwer..

 

[pursuit of happiness]

No wonder thats better, but why we did not go for it only the team heading the evacuation can asnwer..

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it not that simple tooo..
ISIS can take advantge of that to penetrate in other countries...
some time best solution on paper worst on ground...and vice a versa..
Indian TEAM doing good work.. till now..
quick response....
but need to work more
need to learn and creat special cell for NRI .. based of country risk .. need to take PRIOR constingency plan
exa.
1 . NRI need to update his contact / loc detalis
/employer with indina embasy regualry to keep there track while these situation

 

[arp2041]

India should use diplomacy like BD government did.
BD nationals can take shelter in neighboring country Iran.

Waha sey bhi Pole Vaulting

 

[BDforever]

Waha sey bhi Pole Vaulting

so want me to damage the thread with trolling

 

[arp2041]

Time to test some Brahmos in real war situation!!!!

 

[Infinity]

warship to rescue and bring indians back not to fight there. its purely for humanitarian help, they cant fight against ISIS.

And this is not the first time an Indian Government is doing this....................They have done this in 2006 & 2011

1000 people on a frigate?!

What about food, water, medicine and shelter?

News Report says it will also have an Hospital on board.................

 

[Sankpal]

so want me to damage the thread with trolling

Yes, Diplomatic solution is better...I agree with you.

We want our people back without any trouble. whatever require help from any country or person.

but, Warship there is not bad idea if any critical situation comes.

 

[Tshering22]

-- but their plan seems bit practical..
people cna move and be safe in other country and then come to india
we ave to give them more option ..let them take best shot ....

INS Delhi isn't going there to bomb the ISIS to smithereens.

It is going there as a carrier ship; to bring back our folks. Bangladesh had an option to relocate them which was fine enough. But our negotiation with ISIS and Iraqi government is also a good move considering that we will state our non-involvement in anything to do with their internal problems and instead just to get our people back.

but, Warship there is not bad idea if any critical situation comes.

Like what? Launching missile strikes inside ISIS held territory?

That will anyway kill off any hostages those scum have left and therefore ruin any chances of getting our people back.

The point is, we value the lives of our people more than the wretched lives of those terrorists.

 

[pursuit of happiness]

INS Delhi isn't going there to bomb the ISIS to smithereens.

It is going there as a carrier ship; to bring back our folks. Bangladesh had an option to relocate them which was fine enough. But our negotiation with ISIS and Iraqi government is also a good move considering that we will state our non-involvement in anything to do with their internal problems and instead just to get our people back.



Like what? Launching missile strikes inside ISIS held territory?

That will anyway kill off any hostages those scum have left and therefore ruin any chances of getting our people back.

The point is, we value the lives of our people more than the wretched lives of those terrorists.

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my only point to give option to people...

 

[Basel]

Depends what kind of "beating" you are referring to. If you're talking about a physical one in terms of being shot at then I would say no a/c is designed to do that and no AF would send their transport a/c into such an environment. If you are talking about rough field operations both the C-130 and C-17 claim to able to operate from untarmaced/unpaved landing strips- the C-17 has the added bonus of being able to reverse under its own power. They are both tested at this and both would deliver I am sure it all depends the number of people needing to be airlifted as the IAF have said, for larger groups they would send the C-17, for less the C-130J-30.

I was referring to small arms fire which usually planes have to go through in hostile areas while landing and C-130 is quite good in bearing it.