In the high-level meeting to review the situations of Indians in strife-torn Sudan, PM Modi on Friday gave three instructions to follow for the officials — remain vigilant, closely monitor the developments and continuously evaluate the safety of the Indian nationals in Sudan while extedning all possible assistance to them. In the virtual meeting attended by external affairs minister S Jaishankar, foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra, Ambassador of India to Sudan B S Mubarak along with the envoys to Egypt and Riyadh, Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar, Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa & Overseas Indian Affairs), MEA, Dr Ausaf Sayeed, PM Modi took a first-hand report of the on-ground situation with a specific focus on the safety of the 3,000 Indians present in Sudan.
PM Modi expressed his condolences on the death of an Indian, 48-year-old- Albert Augustine, who was killed in a bullet as he was caught amid a clash.
According to a statement released from the PMO, PM Modi asked the officials to prepare for contingency evacuation plans, accounting for the rapidly shifting security landscape and the viability of various options.