India, March 29 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke with Myanmar's senior general Min Aung Hlaing and reaffirmed India's steadfast commitment as a 'close friend and neighbour' and expressed solidarity with earthquake-hit Myanmar.

In response to this calamity, the Government of India has launched Operation Brahma, an initiative to provide immediate relief and assistance to the affected regions.

"Disaster relief material, humanitarian assistance, search & rescue teams are being expeditiously dispatched to the affected areas as part of #OperationBrahma," he said.

Operation Brahma

The Indian government on Saturday said it sent around 15 tonnes of relief material to Myanmar, a nation rattled by a magnitude 7.7 earthqua...