Sudan crisis: The Centre, in its latest advisory, has requested Indians in Sudan not to go to the Indian embassy in the nation’s capital Khartoum. Two rivals — the chief of the armed forces, Gen.Abdel Fattah Burhan, and the top of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo have been raging conflict in violence-hit Sudan.
The MEA on Thursday mentioned the bottom scenario in Sudan is very ‘tense’. “We are counselling and telling them (Indians) how to stay safe. It’s an evolving situation. The embassy is functioning, but we have told people not to go in person there as that zone is seeing a lot of fighting. People don’t live there; nobody is inside embassy the building,” spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Arindam Bagchi mentioned.
“The situation on the ground continues to be very tense. Our focus is on ensuring the safety of the individuals,” he added.
External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar is in New York and will probably be assembly with UN General Secretary on the Sudan crisis. “We are in readiness. We are in close touch with our teams on the ground but it all depends on how long there is a ceasefire in fighting and safe locations available for evacuation,” Bagchi mentioned.
