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Important Operations conducted in India's History

10th October, 2022

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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:

Sr. No.

Names of Operation

Year

Location

Notes

1

Operation Polo

1948

Hyderabad

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

2

Golden Temple Raid I

1955

Punjab

To curb the Punjabi Suba Morcha.

3

Operation Vijay

1961

GoaDaman & Diu

The operation by the Military of India that led to the incorporation of Portuguese India (Goa, Daman, and Diu) into India

4

Operation Steeplechase

1971

Red Corridor

Combined operation against Naxalites

5

Amalgamation of Sikkim

Sikkim

Indian Army disarmed and disbanded the Royal Guard of the Sikkimese King, after which Sikkim joined India as a State of India.

6

Operation Blue Star

1984

Punjab

Carried out to remove religious leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the buildings of the Harmandir Sahib complex in AmritsarPunjab

7

Operation Woodrose

1984

Punjab

8

Operation Red Rose

1984

Punjab

9

Operation Shivalik

1985

Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh (mainly Terai Regions)

To capture Sikh militant leaders outside the confines of the Punjab state. 1 Sikh militant captured and detained, 38 sympathizers detained.

10

Operation Black Thunder I

1986

Punjab

Capture of the Golden Temple over suspected militants. No casualties on militant side, 2 civilians killed and 1 soldier killed.

11

Operation Pacification

1986

Punjab

12

Operation Mand

1986

Punjab

To capture or kill Avatar Singh Bramha, a Sikh militant. 1 helicopter lost, no militant detained.

13

Operation Bluebird

1987

Manipur

Indian retaliation operation to the 1987 attacks on the Assam Rifles' outpost

14

Golden Temple Raid II

1987

Punjab

Rumor that militant Gurjit Singh was in the Golden Temple complex. Not found.

15

Operation Pawan

1987

Sri Lanka

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

16

Operation Black Thunder II

1988

Punjab

Capture of Golden Temple, 90+ militants surrendered, 2 soldiers killed, many militants escaped.

17

Operation Night Dominance

1990-1994

Punjab

To control the landscape of Punjab at night.

18

Operation Rakshak I

1990

Punjab

To curb Sikh militancy.

19

Operation Vadhi Pahar

1991

Punjab

Indian Police and Army operation to kill militant member Seetal Singh Mattewal.

20

Operation Election

1992

Punjab

To bring a secure election, did not succeed as militants boycotted election, data suggests only 21% of Punjab voted.

21

Golden Temple Raid III

1992

Punjab

To stop commemoration of the assassins of General Shidhar Vaidya.

22

Operation Sarp Vinash

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]

23

Operation Black Tornado

2008

MumbaiMaharashtra

Against the 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks

24

Operation All Out

1990

for flushing out militants from specially Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India.

25

2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar

2015

Myanmar

Indian Army allegedly conducted hot pursuit of Naga terror outfit NSCN-Khaplang along the India-Myanmar border.

26

Operation Calm Down

2016

Jammu and Kashmir

27

Operation Randori Behak

2020

Jammu and Kashmir

28

Operation Devi Shakti

2021

Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Afghanistan

To help fleeing Hindus and Sikhs from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.

29

Operation Ganga

2022

Ukraine

To evacuate the Indian citizens amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, who had crossed over to neighboring countries

Ongoing operations

Sr. No.

Name of Operation

Year

Location

Notes

1

Operation Rakshak II

1991-Present

Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab

To curb Sikh and Kashmiri Muslim Insurgencies.

2

Operation Goodwill

1998–present

Jammu and Kashmir

humanitarian tasks in J&K

3

Operation Good Samaritan

Manipur / Nagaland

humanitarian tasks in Manipur/Nagaland

4

Operation All Out Kashmir

2017

Jammu and Kashmir

[3]

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 MadathOperation Sea WavesOperation CastorOperation RainbowOperation Gambhir & Operation Rahat-II)
  • Operation Sukoon(2006) - a relief operation to evacuate IndianSri 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.