COVID-19: INS Tarkash arrives at Mumbai port carrying 785 Oxygen Cylinders from Kuwait ANI | Updated: Jun 09, 2021 20:28 IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): As part of Air and Sea Bridge Operation between India and Kuwait, fifth Indian Navy Ship (INS) Tarkash arrived on Tuesday night at Mumbai port carrying 785 oxygen cylinders during the third phase of its medical supply.
This emergency medical supply operation between India and Kuwait is under the third phase and will continue to meet the urgent oxygen requirements in India, the Embassy of Kuwait said in a statement.
So far 425 MT of Liquid Medical Oxygen and 3,800 oxygen cylinders has arrived at the Indian ports during the first and second phase of medical supply.
India’s
Hindustan Times reported on Wednesday the country has established formal communication with the Taliban terrorist organization, a sign that New Delhi expects the group to wield significant power in neighboring Afghanistan following the withdrawal of American troops.
The Taliban ruled Afghanistan prior to the onset of the two-decade-old Afghan War in 2001. Since the U.S. invasion, the group – which has long maintained ties with international jihadist outfits like al-Qaeda – has ceaselessly attempted to overthrow the current government in power. Supporters of an even more extended American presence in the country argue that the Afghan National Army and assorted armed forces cannot match the strength of Taliban terrorists and Kabul’s government may fall to a Taliban “emirate” shortly after the departure of U.S. troops.
“Africa, will be critical to India's growth story in the remainder of this century. Eastern Africa especially is also growing in importance as India pursues its Indo-Pacific strategy,” opines Ambassador Anil Trigunayat.