Operation Brahma was launched by India in March 2025 to provide humanitarian aid to which of the following countries?

Question

Operation Brahma was launched by India in March 2025 to provide humanitarian aid to which of the following countries?

1. Bangladesh

2. Myanmar

3. Sri Lanka

4. Malaysia

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. Only 2 (Correct answer)
2. B. Only 2 and 4
3. C. Only 1 and 3
4. D. Only 1

Correct Answer

Option A — Only 2

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 2.

Key Points

• Operation Brahma was launched by India in March 2025 to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to Myanmar, following the severe earthquake there.
• Only country 2 is correct, giving option (a).
• India dispatched search-and-rescue teams, field hospitals, medicines, food and relief material through the NDRF and the armed forces.

Additional Information

• India's HADR (Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief) operations are a recurring exam theme. Revise together:
  • Operation Dost — Turkey and Syria earthquake, 2023
  • Operation Karuna — Cyclone Mocha, Myanmar, 2023
  • Operation Sadbhav — Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, Typhoon Yagi, 2024
  • Operation Ganga — evacuation from Ukraine, 2022
  • Operation Kaveri — evacuation from Sudan, 2023
  • Operation Ajay — evacuation from Israel, 2023
• These operations underpin India's projection of itself as a "first responder" and Vishwabandhu in its neighbourhood, consistent with the Neighbourhood First policy.