Armenia, Jun 18 (ANI): Indian students reach Zvartnots International Airport to board a flight from Armenia to New Delhi, under Operation Sindhu, facilitated by the Government of India in view of the Israel-Iran conflict, on June 18, 2025.
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The first flight carrying over 100 students, who were evacuated to Armenia from war-torn Iran, landed in Delhi in the early hours on Thursday (June 19, 2025).
Amid escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, Indian students in Tehran were moved out of the city, 110 of them crossing the border into Armenia, through arrangements made by the Indian Embassy on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) under ‘Operation Sindhu’.
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The Jammu and Kashmir Students’ Association thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar for launching the evacuation effort.
“We remain hopeful that all remaining students will be evacuated soon,” the association said in a statement.
Published – June 19, 2025 04:33 am IST
