Context

India launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate its nationals from Haiti.

Operation Indravati Begins to Evacuate Indians from Haiti to Dominican Republic

• India is monitoring the situation through its mission at Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, which has no embassy in Haiti.
• There are between 75 and 90 Indians in Haiti and about 60 of them have registered with Indian authorities to return to India if need be.

Haiti Crisis

• Haiti is currently in a state of emergency due to escalating violence attributed to gang warfare, resulting in the virtual disappearance of the government.
• The UN reports that gangs control 80 per cent   of Haiti’s capital, with ongoing clashes in the remaining areas.
• Haiti has been plunged into a severe humanitarian, political and security crisis following the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.

About Haiti Country

• It is a country in the Caribbean Sea that includes the western third of the island of Hispaniola and smaller islands such as Gonave, Tortue (Tortuga), Grande Caye, and Vache. 
• Capital: Port-au-Prince
• Major Mountain Ranges: Massif de la Selle, Massif du Nord.
• Largest Lake: Étang Saumâtre
• Largest Gulf: The Gulf of Gonâve.
• It is positioned in the Northern and Western hemispheres of the Earth.
• Bordering Countries: Haiti is bordered to the east by the Dominican Republic, which covers the rest of Hispaniola, to the south and west by the Caribbean, and the north by the Atlantic Ocean.