- 'Operation Kaveri' has been launched by India to bring back its citizens stranded in war-torn Sudan.
- The Ministry of External Affairs has said that two Indian Air Force C-130Js are ready in Jeddah as part of preparations to evacuate Indian nationals from Sudan.
- INS Sumedha has also reached Port Sudan.
- The mission is to bring back over 3,000 Indians.
- Sudan has been witnessing deadly fighting between the country's army and a paramilitary group for more than 10 days.
- Currently, Sudanese airspace is closed to all foreign aircraft and overland movement poses risks and logistical challenges.
- Hakki Pikki (bird catchers from Karnataka) are caught in a civil war in Sudan.
- The tribe is spread across the capital Khartoum and the Darfur region of West Sudan.
- Their total number in the African country is likely to be around 300, including women and children.
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