India Rejects Claims Of Fujairah Evacuation Plan With UAE Amid Mideast Tensions
New Delhi: India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday categorically denied media reports suggesting collaboration with the UAE to enable Indian citizens’ departure through Fujairah port, set against escalating Middle East strife.
The MEA’s fact-check unit posted an official statement to counter the reports: “Fake News Alert! There is no basis in fact for such a story. There is no evacuation being planned. Please stay alert against such false and baseless claims.”
This rebuttal followed publications asserting that officials from India and the UAE were scouting options to transport Indian expatriates via the port should regional instability spike. Those accounts highlighted Fujairah’s advantageous spot beyond the Strait of Hormuz as a potential safe passage, as reported by The Economic Times.
The MEA emphasised that neither an evacuation protocol nor any related pact is on the table at present.
The advisory surfaced even as Middle East hostilities mounted from fresh armed clashes, sparking worries among expatriates and globetrotters over potential travel halts and crisis relocation strategies.
Nestled away from the Strait of Hormuz, Fujairah stands out as a pivotal UAE facility for maritime trade and petroleum logistics.
MEA instructed the public to rely exclusively on confirmed official notices and approved sources for live details about overseas protection, transit delays, and crisis responses.
The fact-checking wing has intensified cautions over bogus stories concerning policy shifts, local clashes and Indian expatriate extractions.
