Rise of India is opening new opportunities: Ram Nath Kovind

Rise of India is opening new opportunities for collaborations and the Indian diaspora has an important role in building bridges between India and the world. President Ram Nath Kovind said this while addressing the Indian community in Djibouti City yesterday. 

President Kovind, who is the first Indian leader to visit Djibouti, spoke about India's high growth trajectory and said it is opening new opportunities for collaboration. Mr. Kovind, who arrived in Djibouti City yesterday on his four-day visit to Djibouti and Ethiopia, his maiden trip abroad since taking office, asked the Indian diaspora not to leave their roots. 

He said its a great honour for him to be the first Indian president to



visit the African country. The president also thanked Djibouti for helping India in evacuating Indians from Yemen in 2015. He emphasised that Operation Rahat highlights India's commitment to its people abroad. 

Operation Rahat, the name given to the evacuation process in Yemen, was orchestrated from the African nation of Djibouti, which lies on the other side of the Gulf of Aden from Yemen. 

The camp office in Djibouti, a country neighbouring Yemen and across the Red Sea, was set up to ensure smooth implementation of Operation Raahat. The evacuees were taken to Djibouti from where they were brought back to India in Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft.