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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (March 29, 2025) spoke with Senior General of Myanmar junta Aung Min Hlaing and assured of ‘humanitarian assistance’ to deal with the devastating aftermath of Friday’s earthquake. The conversation between PM Modi and Senior General Min Hlaing was held hours after India started ‘Operation Brahma’ to assist Myanmar where according to unconfirmed reports more than a thousand people have died and many are trapped in the debris. Ministry of External Affairs informed that no Indian citizen was among the casualties.
“Spoke with Senior General H.E. Min Aung Hlaing of Myanmar. Conveyed our deep condolences at the loss of lives in the devastating earthquake. As a close friend and neighbour, India stands in solidarity with the people of Myanmar in this difficult hour. Disaster relief material, humanitarian assistance, search and rescue teams are being expeditiously dispatched to the affected areas as part of Operation Brahma,” said Prime Minister Modi in a message.
India began sending humanitarian assistance early Saturday (March 29, 2025) morning when a C130 aircraft of the Indian Air Force took off from the Hindon airbase and landed in Yangon. This was followed subsequently by two more aircraft that carried relief materials to Myanmar. In an unscheduled media briefing the Ministry of External Affairs informed that a field hospital will be set up by India in the quake-hit region of Myanmar.
“India has been playing the role of first responder in such situations. Last year when cyclone Yagi had struck we had responded to assist the government and people of Myanmar. We would do our best to provide relief, rescue and whatever assistance is required to deal with the calamity,” said Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs. Mr Jaiswal informed that there are around fifty to sixty thousand Indian nationals in Myanmar and no casualty has been reported from among the Indian nationals so far. “We have a large Indian diaspora in Myanmar – almost two million – and we are in touch with those organisations,” said Mr Jaiswal.
media source : the hindu
