# India sends fifth aircraft with rescue team and medicines to flood-hit Nepal

India dispatched its fifth aircraft carrying an 11-member rescue team and 5.5 tonnes of medicines to Nepal after catastrophic floods.

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S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, announced on 2026-09-02 that the fifth Indian aircraft carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines had departed for Nepal. [^1]

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on September 3, 2026, during his first visit to Kyiv, that stopping purchases of Russian oil will not help end Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine. [^2]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Kyiv to discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. [^3]

The aid is intended to support the ongoing response to catastrophic flash floods that struck Nepal. [^4]

The flash floods in Nepal followed a glacial collapse in Tibet on August 26, 2026. [^5]

Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on a Thursday evening, with both leaders greeting each other warmly. [^6]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared photos of the meeting on social media platform X and thanked India for its commitment to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. [^7]

Zelensky said that Russia launched jet-powered Shahed drones during Jaishankar's visit to Kyiv, which he said were made with Iran's help, but Ukrainian combat aviation shot down most of them, keeping the delegation safe. [^8]

India remains Russia's second-largest buyer of crude oil, only behind China, providing Moscow with a major source of revenue since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022. [^9]

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on September 3, 2026, that the conflict, which is today in its fifth year, will not dissolve because somebody is buying or not buying oil or alumina or minerals or metals. [^10]

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that India is ready to help end the Ukraine war and stands ready to mediate if needed. [^11]

## What this stands on

1. S. Jaishankar, India's External Affairs Minister, announced on 2026-09-02 that the fifth Indian aircraft carrying an 11-member rescue team with specialised equipment and 5.5 tonnes of essential medicines had departed for Nepal. (Mid-day, News)
2. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on September 3, 2026, during his first visit to Kyiv, that stopping purchases of Russian oil will not help end Moscow's all-out war against Ukraine. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
3. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Kyiv to discuss the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. (Hindustan Times, News)
4. The aid is intended to support the ongoing response to catastrophic flash floods that struck Nepal. (Mid-day, News)
5. The flash floods in Nepal followed a glacial collapse in Tibet on August 26, 2026. (Mid-day, News)
6. Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on a Thursday evening, with both leaders greeting each other warmly. (Amarujala, News)
7. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shared photos of the meeting on social media platform X and thanked India for its commitment to ending the Russia-Ukraine war. (Amarujala, News)
8. Zelensky said that Russia launched jet-powered Shahed drones during Jaishankar's visit to Kyiv, which he said were made with Iran's help, but Ukrainian combat aviation shot down most of them, keeping the delegation safe. (Amarujala, News)
9. India remains Russia's second-largest buyer of crude oil, only behind China, providing Moscow with a major source of revenue since the start of its full-scale invasion in 2022. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
10. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on September 3, 2026, that the conflict, which is today in its fifth year, will not dissolve because somebody is buying or not buying oil or alumina or minerals or metals. (The Kyiv Independent, News)
11. Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that India is ready to help end the Ukraine war and stands ready to mediate if needed. (Hindustan Times, News)

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