If there is war between Iran-America, millions of Indians will be airlifted again?

Iran, Ta. Monday 6 January 2020

Currently, the situation between the US and Iran has worsened. The United States has killed Iran's largest military officer with a drone strike. Then there have been rocket attacks on the US Embassy. There are provocative statements from both sides. If the situation does not improve, the situation could get even worse.

A warlike situation may arise in the Persian Gulf. It is also worth considering how this will affect the Indians present. Indians present in Kuwait were airlifted during the 1990 Gulf War. It will be a matter of time now whether India will succeed in bringing its people safe from there.

What is Airlift?

Airlift Atlas Air Rescue. People are being evacuated from troubled places with the help of aircraft. This can happen at war or during natural disasters. This happened during the war of 1990, when the Indians were rescued from Kuwait. Many victims are also airlifted during this flood in Sivia country.

In 1990, 1.75 lakh Indians made airlift

On August 13, 1990, about 1.75 million Indians were airlifted from Air India by Kuwait. At that time a war was going on between Iraq and Kuwait. The Iraqis occupied much of Kuwait. Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein declared Kuwait his 19th province. During this war there were 1.75 lakh Indians trapped.

Previously there were plans to send military aircraft ..

Earlier in 1990, the Indian government had planned to send military aircraft to rescue operations, but civil aircraft, which did not receive air-space clearance, were allowed. The Indian government then allowed airlift of Air India and Indian Airlines planes.

The biggest problem was Operation Desert Storm

The US was to launch an Operation Desert Storm against Iraq along with its allies. It was necessary to expel the Indians before this, otherwise the Americans were suspected of being harmed in the attacks. So all the Indians were rescued from there just before the US operation began.

488 flights loaded to rescue 1.75 lakh Indians

The Indians were first brought to Jordan from Kuwait. Because of the fact that not a single city in Kuwait was free from violence and there was a danger to their lives. The distance from Jordan to Mumbai was 4,117 km. For this, Air India and Indian Airlines had a total of about 488 flights between August 18 and August 20, 1990.

Record of the largest rescue

The operation to rescue the Indians from Kuwait lasted for 63 days. It is the longest-running rescue operation and is also listed in the Guinness Book of World Records. Akshay Kumar's film Airlift in 2016 was based on this fact.

How many Indians in the Gulf countries?

Saudi Arabia: 41 million

UAE: 35 million

Oman: 9.50 lakhs

Kuwait: 7 million

Queue: 6.50 lakhs

Bahrain: 1.50 lakhs

Iran: 800 to 1200

Iraq: Not an exact figure

Total: approximately one crore