In August 1990, a force of one hundred thousand Iraqi troops invaded Kuwait and overran the country in a matter of hours. Basically, the Iraq invasion of Kuwait took everyone by surprise. Thus, in the dark of the night, many people who lived in Kuwait had to flee overnight to India.

The government of India and Air India (India's National Carrier) acted swiftly to evacuate as many Indians and others as possible in what was a short period of time. Hundreds and hundreds of Indian citizens specifically were allowed on airplanes located at the airport. But, at this time, it took both personal and financial toll on those caught up in the war crisis. Houses were looted, and many people lost everything that they owned.

Basically, furniture, gold, money, jewelry, documents, etc. were taken by looters from large houses. The people who were rich substantially lost the most amount of personal and real property. It was stated that the loss for many rich people went into double digit crore rupees. Noting one good thing, some citizens of India had been regularly sending money back to India. This meant, that they could live comfortably once they returned to India.

With the 1990 Gulf War, it was met with international condemnation. Immediate economic sanctions were issued against Iraq by members of the UN Security Council. The U.S. deployed armed forces into Saudi Arabia, and urged other countries to send their own forces to the scene. An array of nations joined the coalition.

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