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Over 11 lakh Indians standard abroad repatriated by different modes under Vandhe Bharat Mission so far

<span style="color: #222222;">A total of 11.2 lakh Indians stranded abroad have been repatriated by different modes under Vande Bharat Mission till now.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Briefing media in New Delhi on Thursday evening, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said that in the ongoing phase Five of the Mission, around 500 international flights and 130 domestic feeders have been operated so far from 22 different countries and they reached 23 airports across India.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Around 375 more international flights are scheduled to be operated by the end of this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Srivastava said flights have been added for repatriation from Kuwait, Maldives, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, UK and Canada. In addition, a number of flights from other GCC countries have been further augmented.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Bilateral Air Bubble arrangements with US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, UAE, Qatar, and Maldives are functioning well.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Negotiations on air travel arrangements with 18 more countries are presently underway. These countries include Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.</span><br />''  

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