After Yemen rescue, calls grow for permanent Indian crisis staff

By Rupam Jain Nair and Douglas Busvine NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s evacuation of more than 3,000 nationals from Yemen has been a triumph of improvisation, but some officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government say a slow response to the crisis has underlined the need for a full-time staff to protect Indians abroad. On Monday, India rescued more than 1,000 people by plane and ship, the most on a single day since Saudi Arabia launched air strikes against Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen on March 26. India has been asked by 26 nations – including the United States – to help get their citizens out of the conflict zone. An Indian navy patrol vessel made a first evacuation only on the following day.
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