India evacuates 170 foreigners from Nepal
April 28, 2015  17:52
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Just in: India evacuates 170 nationals stranded in Nepal, from 15 countries. Spain was among the first countries to seek India's help to evacuate its citizens. "We have received requests from various countries to rescue their citizens," Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said yesterday, when 30 foreign nationals were brought back.

However, just 24 hours later, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted this list today of 15 countries whose citizens had been evacuated by India. Spain with 71 citizens topped the list, followed by Poland with 33 citizens, all of who had been evacuated by both commercial and IAF aircraft.

India has announced a 30-day gratis visa on arrival for all foreigners evacuated to India.

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