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Operation Parakram-
The operation was launched after the 13 December 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament. Thousands of Indian troops were deployed along the Indo-Pakistan border. The operation was the largest military exercise carried out by any Asian country
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Operation Trident (1971)-
This was a naval offensive operation launched on Pakistan’s port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. India celebrates its Navy Day annually on 4 December to mark this operation.
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Operation Cactus-
The operation was launched in Nov 1988 on call of Maldives President MA Gayoom, who was under threat of a coup from mercenaries. The three services of India launched the operation and captured the mercenaries.
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Operation Vijay (1961)-
Launched in 1961 to liberate Goa from Portuguese control.
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Operation Vijay (1999)-
Indian operation to push back the infiltrators from the Kargil Sector.
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Operation Vajra Shakti-
Launched in Sep 2002 to evacuate Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat of terrorists.
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Operation Black Thunder-
Launched by DGP KPS Gill in 1988 to rid the Golden Temple of militants.
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Operation Blue Star-
Launched during the reign of Mrs Indira Gandhi in Jun 1984 against the Sikh militants operating from the Golden Temple.
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Operation Black Tornado-
An action by National Security Guards against the 26 Nov 2008 terrorists attacks in Mumbai.
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Operation Brasstacks-
The operation was launched by the Indian Army in November 1986 to simulate a full-scale war on the western border.
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Operation Green Hunt-
The name given to Government’s paramilitary offensive against the naxals in the ‘Red Corridor’.
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Operation Dhangu Suraksha-
This refers to the operation launched in Jan 2016 to neutralise terrorists who attacked Pathankot air base in Punjab.
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Operation Meghdoot-
An operation launched by the Indian Military to capture the Siachen Glacier in the disputed Kashmir region in April 1984. The Indian troops finally gained control of the entire Siachen Glacier.
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Operation Safed Sagar-
It was the codename assigned to the Indian Air Force’s strike to support the Ground troops during Operation Vijay Kargil.
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Operation Pawan-
It was the codename given to the operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987.
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Operation Talwar-
This refers to the deployment of Naval Fleets in the North Arabian Sea during the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan.