India as a First Responder: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) (2004–2025)

India as a First Responder: Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) (2004–2025)

India’s Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations. 1. Sri Lanka  * 2004 (Tsunami): Operation Rainbow. India acted as the 'First Responder,' deploying 19 naval ships and 4 aircraft within hours of the disaster.  * **2022 (Economic Crisis): Extended a lifeline worth $4 billion, including a $500 million fuel credit line and $1 billion for essentials.  * 2025 (Cyclone Ditwah): Operation Sagar Bandhu.    * Assets: Deployment of Aircraft Carrier INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, and C-130J aircraft.    * Aid: Delivered 62.5 tons of relief material (rations, medicines, shelter).    * Evacuation: Air Force evacuated over 2,000 people (Indians and nationals from 12 other countries). 2. Nepal  * 2015 (Earthquake): Operation Maitri. The largest disaster relief operation abroad.    * Scale: Airlifted 570+ tons of relief material and sent another 14,000 tons by road. (Note: Your initial data of 43 tons likely referred to the first sortie; the total scale was much larger).  * 2023 (Earthq…