Important Operations conducted in India's History
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Army operations
This includes a list of Army operations, both old one as well as ongoing operations, as well as humanitarian military operations:
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Sr. No. |
Names of Operation |
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Location |
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1 |
1948 |
Indian armed forces ended the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad and led to the incorporation of the princely state of Hyderabad in Southern India, into the Indian Union |
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2 |
1955 |
To curb the Punjabi Suba Morcha. |
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3 |
1961 |
The operation by the Military of India that led to the incorporation of Portuguese India (Goa, Daman, and Diu) into India |
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4 |
1971 |
Combined operation against Naxalites |
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5 |
Indian Army disarmed and disbanded the Royal Guard of the Sikkimese King, after which Sikkim joined India as a State of India. |
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6 |
1984 |
Carried out to remove religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the buildings of the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab |
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1984 |
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8 |
Operation Red Rose |
1984 |
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9 |
Operation Shivalik |
1985 |
To capture Sikh militant leaders outside the confines of the Punjab state. 1 Sikh militant captured and detained, 38 sympathizers detained. |
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10 |
1986 |
Capture of the Golden Temple over suspected militants. No casualties on militant side, 2 civilians killed and 1 soldier killed. |
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11 |
Operation Pacification |
1986 |
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12 |
Operation Mand |
1986 |
To capture or kill Avatar Singh Bramha, a Sikh militant. 1 helicopter lost, no militant detained. |
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13 |
1987 |
Indian retaliation operation to the 1987 attacks on the Assam Rifles' outpost |
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14 |
Golden Temple Raid II |
1987 |
Rumor that militant Gurjit Singh was in the Golden Temple complex. Not found. |
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15 |
1987 |
Operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987 to enforce the disarmament of the LTTE as a part of the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord.Operation Viraat, which occurred in 1988, after Operation Pawan, was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the IPKF against the LTTE in April 1988 in Northern Sri Lanka |
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16 |
1988 |
Capture of Golden Temple, 90+ militants surrendered, 2 soldiers killed, many militants escaped. |
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17 |
Operation Night Dominance |
1990-1994 |
To control the landscape of Punjab at night. |
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18 |
Operation Rakshak I |
1990 |
To curb Sikh militancy. |
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19 |
Operation Vadhi Pahar |
1991 |
Indian Police and Army operation to kill militant member Seetal Singh Mattewal. |
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20 |
Operation Election |
1992 |
To bring a secure election, did not succeed as militants boycotted election, data suggests only 21% of Punjab voted. |
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21 |
Golden Temple Raid III |
1992 |
To stop commemoration of the assassins of General Shidhar Vaidya. |
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22 |
2003 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
An assault on the largest system of hideouts used by insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir in which over 60 militants were killed[1][2] |
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23 |
2008 |
Against the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks |
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24 |
1990 |
for flushing out militants from specially Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India. |
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25 |
2015 |
Indian Army allegedly conducted hot pursuit of Naga terror outfit NSCN-Khaplang along the India-Myanmar border. |
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26 |
2016 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
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27 |
Operation Randori Behak |
2020 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
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28 |
2021 |
Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Afghanistan |
To help fleeing Hindus and Sikhs from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. |
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29 |
2022 |
To evacuate the Indian citizens amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, who had crossed over to neighboring countries |
Ongoing operations
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Sr. No. |
Name of Operation |
Year |
Location |
Notes |
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1 |
1991-Present |
To curb Sikh and Kashmiri Muslim Insurgencies. |
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2 |
1998–present |
humanitarian tasks in J&K |
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3 |
Operation Good Samaritan |
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4 |
2017 |
Navy operations
- Operation Vijay(1961) - Annexation of Goa
- Operation Trident(1971) - an offensive operation launched on Pakistan's port city of Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
- Operation Python(1971) - Follow-up to Operation Trident on Karachi, Pakistan's port city in 1971.
- Operation Cactus(1988) - Against the coup to overthrow the Government of Maldives.
- Operation Talwar(1999) - Blockage of Karachi Port
- During 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake(Operation Madath, Operation Sea Waves, Operation Castor, Operation Rainbow, Operation Gambhir & Operation Rahat-II)
- Operation Sukoon(2006) - a relief operation to evacuate Indian, Sri Lankan and Nepalese nationals, as well as Lebanese nationals with Indian spouses, from the conflict zone during the 2006 Lebanon War
- Operation Searchlight(2014) -The Search Operation Undertaken by Indian Navy to find the missing Boeing 777 M.H 17 Malaysian Flight
- Operation Raahat(2015) - Operation by the Indian Armed Forces to evacuate Indian citizens and other foreign nationals from Yemen during the 2015 military intervention by Saudi Arabia and its allies in that country during the Yemeni Crisis.
- Operation Nistar(India)(2018) - Operation by the Indian Navy using INS Sunayna to evacuate Indian citizens from Yemen Island of Socotra who were stranded by Cyclone Mekenu.
- Operation Madad(2018) - Indian Navy had launched Operation Madad, major rescue, and relief operation in flood-hit Kerala. The operation was launched to assist state administration and undertake disaster relief operations due to flooding in many parts of Kerala.
- Operation Samudra Setu(2020) - This operation was launched to bring back Indian citizens struck at overseas during Covid-19 pandemic.
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