Operation Kaveri: Raising 'Bharat Mata Ki Jay' Slogans, 360 Indians Rescued From Sudan Land In Delhi. WATCH

Sudan Crisis: V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, is in Jeddah to oversee the evacuation effort.

Under "Operation Kaveri," the first group of 360 Indians from the crisis-stricken Sudan arrived in New Delhi this evening. "India welcomes back its own. Operation Kaveri brings 360 Indian Nationals to the homeland as first flight reaches New Delhi," Foreign Minister S Jaishakar tweeted, along with pictures of the arrival.

"Indian govt supported us a lot. It's a big thing that we reached here safely as it was very dangerous. I thank PM Modi and Indian Govt," said an Indian national, who returned from Sudan, reported news agency ANI.

"Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Indian Army Zindabad, PM Narendra Modi Zindabad" chanted Indian nationals as they arrive in Delhi from conflict-torn Sudan.

"I went there for an IT project and got stuck there. Embassy and the govt also helped a lot. Around 1000 people are present in Jeddah. Govt is doing fast evacuation," said Surender Singh Yadav, an Indian national who returned from Sudan.

"Operation Kaveri" is a rescue mission sent off by the government to evacuate stranded Indian residents from Sudan where the Sudanese Armed force and paramilitary groups are battling.

After the United States and Saudi Arabia acted as mediators, the warring factions in Sudan agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire on Monday. The truce came into effect while countries were working to evacuate their citizens from the country.

Under its evacuation mission, India has set up a travel office at Jeddah and every one of the Indians have been taken to the coastal Saudi Arabian city after their departure from Sudan.

V Muraleedharan, Minister of State for External Affairs, is in Jeddah to oversee the evacuation effort.

What Is Sudan Crisis? 

The violence erupted in Sudan due to a power struggle between two main factions of the country’s military regime, resulting in the death of more than 250 people and leaving approximately 2,600 others injured in Khartoum and other cities. The conflict involves the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the main paramilitary force. This situation has raised the possibility of a civil war breaking out across the country.

Sudan has been under the control of a council of generals since the 2021 coup, with two military leaders at the center of the current dispute: Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who is effectively the country's president and head of the armed forces, and his deputy, Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, who leads the RSF paramilitary group. The two generals have differing views on the country's future direction, particularly regarding the proposed shift toward civilian rule.