New Delhi, June 26 -- India on Friday, June 26, launched Operation Amistad to aid Venezuela after the two consecutive earthquakes killed nearly 600 people and injured thousands of others.

As part of the operation, India shipped over 35 tonnes of relief supplies and an army field hospital unit with two Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.

"Operation Amistad underway! Two IAF C17s took off today for Venezuela with urgent assistance to support their post-earthquake relief efforts," he wrote on X.

He added that the aid contains an Indian Army Field Hospital Unit and over 35 tons of relief supplies, medicines, and medical equipment, including two Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog, Hita, and Maitri (...