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India is rushing tonnes of relief and rescue support to flood-hit Nepal, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed condolences to his Nepali…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 28, 2026
India moved quickly to help flood-stricken Nepal, dispatching relief supplies by air, placing a disaster-response team on standby and coordinating rescue efforts, while Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his condolences directly to Nepal's leadership and…
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Prime Minister Modi shared his condolences in a post on X on 26 August, after speaking by phone with Nepal's Prime Minister, Balendra Shah. "Spoke to Prime Minister Balendra Shah and conveyed condolences on the loss of lives due to the floods in Nepal," Mr…
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Words were quickly followed by cargo. According to reporting by ThePrint , India rushed its first tranche of assistance — roughly 10 tonnes of relief material and essential medicines — aboard an Indian Air Force C-130J transport aircraft. The consignment…
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India's help was one of the earliest and largest bilateral responses, but it was not the only one. Governments and multilateral bodies from Russia and China to the United Nations and the United States moved to express condolences and pledge assistance in the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message was posted on his official X account ( @narendramodi, 26 August 2026 ). Details of the relief flights and the External Affairs Minister's statement are drawn from ThePrint . All casualty and aid figures are provisional…
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