{"id":2138,"date":"2026-06-26T15:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/?p=2138"},"modified":"2026-06-26T15:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T10:22:49","slug":"india-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-venezuela-under-operation-amistad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/india-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-venezuela-under-operation-amistad\/","title":{"rendered":"India sends humanitarian aid to Venezuela under Operation Amistad"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha) : <\/strong>External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar announced Operation Amistad, under which two Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft took off for Venezuela carrying urgent humanitarian assistance to support post-earthquake relief efforts. Amistad means friendship in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a social media post, Dr Jaishankar said the assistance includes an Indian Army Field Hospital Unit and over 35 tonnes of relief supplies, medicines and medical equipment, including two BHISHM Cubes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said India is committed to supporting the government and people of Venezuela during this difficult time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings on Thursday (June 25, 2026) and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuelans searched for survivors beneath collapsed buildings on Thursday (June 25, 2026) and rescue teams raced to northern areas rocked by a pair of powerful earthquakes that officials say killed around 235 people and left at least 4,300 people injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/204180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/204180.jpg 600w, https:\/\/theindianview.in\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/204180-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>World sends rescuers, aid as Venezuela reels from quakes : <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations-certified rescuers will help search for quake survivors, interim President Delcy Rodriguez said in a televised message. Spain and France were sending dozens of specialists, and Germany promised six military transport planes. Switzerland mobilized 80 personnel, eight rescue dogs and 18 tonnes of equipment to be sent to Venezuela as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dutch Foreign Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma announced a two-million-euro aid package to deploy a search-and-rescue team, while the Czech Republic said its team was preparing to fly in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it had released $2.5 million to support recovery efforts.Pope Leo XIV sent \u201cinitial\u201d emergency aid of 100,000 euros ($114,000) to Venezuela, the Vatican announced. The United States said it was deploying two warships, transport planes and helicopters and mobilizing $150 million in aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China said it was \u201cwilling to provide what help it can in an appropriate manner according to the needs of the Venezuelan side,\u201d according to foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei voiced \u201cIran\u2019s readiness to provide any assistance required in relief and rescue operations\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced the dispatch of a field hospital to Venezuela, as well as 36 firefighters and several rescue and communications specialists via two flights on Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country was dispatching a military team of rescuers and medical personnel to Venezuela and would send further assistance if necessary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuban health workers were already \u201cfully mobilized and providing medical services to the affected population,\u201d said Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast said he was dispatching humanitarian aid and rescue teams to Venezuela.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Colombia, which also felt the quakes, will send more than 60 rescuers and 12 tons of humanitarian aid to its neighbour, its disaster management agency said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Argentina, Costa Rica and Uruguay also expressed solidarity, while Ecuador and the Dominican Republic both said they had readied aid to send.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi ( Vivek Ojha) : External Affairs Minister Dr S. 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