Overview
- The Ministry of External Affairs told Parliament on July 30 that 16 Indian nationals have died since the conflict began in 2026 and 75 have been injured, with casualties recorded across Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, the UAE, Qatar and Israel.
- The MEA treated a separate June industrial accident at Qatar’s Ras Laffan gas facility as unrelated to the conflict and said the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund has sanctioned ₹200,000 for each next of kin of the 12 Indians who died there.
- Ten of the 16 conflict deaths were seafarers and the government said an ex-gratia payment of ₹10 lakh is payable under the Seafarers’ Welfare Fund Society, with five seafarer cases already paid and unions offering additional war-zone top-ups.
- Indian missions and the Rapid Response Cell have coordinated repatriation of mortal remains, hospital care and evacuation support, including non-scheduled and commercial flights, transit visas and the cross-border transfer of 2,557 Indians from Iran through Armenia and Azerbaijan.
- More than 10 million Indians live in West Asia, which raises consular workload and means families will rely on ongoing MEA handling of insurance, P&I claims and further disbursements as authorities complete verification and repatriation processes.