Operation ‘Indravati’

• India launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate its citizens from violence-torn Haiti to the Dominican Republic.

ABOUT THE OPERATION:

• India does not have an embassy in Haiti and the situation in the country is being monitored by the Indian mission at Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic.
• The name “Operation Indravati” is derived from the Indravati River, which flows through the Indian states of Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
• In the past, India has conducted several successful evacuation operations, including Operation Raahat in Yemen (2015) and Operation SankatMochan in South Sudan (2016).
• The Dominican Republic, where the evacuated Indians are being taken, shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Despite their geographical proximity, the two countries have stark differences in terms of political stability and economic development.

ABOUT HAITI:

• Haiti, a Caribbean country, has descended into chaos with armed gangs taking over its streets. The government has virtually disappeared.
• The ongoing chaos has prompted widespread displacement, with tens of thousands forced to flee their homes, adding to the already significant number of internally displaced persons due to gang violence.