India, July 11 -- The Indian Army's 60 Para Field Hospital has earned global recognition for its swift and effective humanitarian response to the devastating earthquake in Venezuela. Director General Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS), Vice Admiral Arti Sarin, said the elite medical unit has demonstrated India's capability to respond "anytime, anywhere" to disasters worldwide.

Vice Admiral Sarin, who was in the city on Friday for the Passing Out Parade of medical cadets at the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), said, "The airborne field hospital was mobilised within hours of the earthquake and began treating victims immediately after reaching the disaster-hit nation."

India had launched Operation Amistad, a Humanitarian Assistance...