India has won many friends by evacuating nearly 1,000 nationals of 41 countries from strife torn Yemen, with the operation led by an irascible former general coming as a welcome moment of pride for a nation that aspires to emerge as a global player. MoS for external affairs Gen (retd) V K Singh returned to a hero's welcome on Friday, "The bombings are still on," the former army chief of staff told reporters at Delhi airport. "There was trouble in evacuating them, yet we did our task."