‘Operation Rahat’ was launched by Indian Armed Forces to evacuate more than 4,000 Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies. She gave a blow-by-blow account of how the ‘Operation Rahaat’ in Yemen was successfully carried out. Swaraj said that she approached Modi and suggested that the excellent rapport he enjoyed with Saudi King (Salman) be put to good use. According to Swaraj, the Saudi King replied that India’s request was too important to be ignored but also expressed his inability in bringing about a total halt to the bombings. The Saudi King, due to the friendship with Modi, agreed to halt bombings between 9 AM and 11 AM daily for a week, the minister said.

Source: Hindustan Times January 07, 2018 15:11 UTC