List of military operations of India

The Indian Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Republic of India encompassing the Indian Army, the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. The President of India serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces. With an estimated total active force of 1,325,000 personnel, India maintains the world's second largest armed forces.

Army Operations

• During First Kashmir War (1947)
• Operation Polo (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.
• Operation Vijay (1961) - the operation by the Military of India that led to the capture of Goa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands from the Portuguese colonial holding in 1961.
• During Sino-Indian War (1962)
• During Second Kashmir War (1965)
• Operation Steeplechase (1971)
• During Bangladesh Liberation War-1971 (See also Battle of Longewala, Battle of Hilli, Battle of Basantar)
• Amalgamation of Sikkim- Indian Army disarmed and disbanded the Royal Guard of the Sikkimese King, after which Sikkim joined India as a State of India.
• During Siachen conflict (1980)
• Operation Blue Star (1984)
• Operation Woodrose (1984)
• Operation Meghdoot (1984) — Indian military's capture of the majority of Siachen Glacier.
• Operation Rajiv (1987) — Indian military's capture of Quaid Post/Bana Top.
• Operation Pawan (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 (1988) – It was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the IPKF against the LTTE in April 1988 in Northern Sri Lanka.
• Operation Trishul (1988) - Along with Operation Viraat, was an anti-insurgency operation launched by the IPKF against the LTTE in April 1988 in Northern Sri Lanka.
• Operation Checkmate (1988) - It was an anti-insurgency operation carried out by the IPKF against the LTTE in the Vadamarachi area of northern Sri Lanka in June 1988.
• Operation Cactus (1988) — Paracommandos of Indian Army and MARCOS of Indian Navy oust Tamil nationalist mercenaries of PLOTE who instigated a coup in Malé in the Maldives.
• Operation Vijay (1999) - name of the successful Indian operation to push back the infiltrators from the Kargil Sector, in the 1999 Kargil War.
• Operation Parakram (2001)
• Operation Black Tornado, and Operation Cyclone, (2008)
• Operation Goodwill- humanitarian tasks in J&K
• Operation Good Samaritan- humanitarian tasks in Manipur/Nagaland
• Operation Surya Hope - for saving people trapped in the 2013 North India floods
• Operation All Out (2015) - for flushing out Bodo militants Assam
• Operation Maitri (2015) -India's Army-led rescue and relief mission in quake-hit Nepal
• 2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar - A cross-border counter-insurgency raid in Myanmar.
• 2016 India–Pakistan military confrontation - On 29 September 2016, Director General of Military Operation disclosed that Indian Para Commandos have carried out a surgical strike 2–3 km inside Pakistan administered Kashmir crossing the Line of Control. As per the statement, the operation was started at 12:30 AM and ended at 4:30 AM. It was reported that nearly 5-8 terror launch pads were destroyed and the operation caused significant casualties including death of several militants and 2 Pakistani Rangers.^[1].

Navy Operations

• Operation Vijay (1961)
• Operation Trident (1971)
• Operation Python (1971)
• Operation Cactus (1988)
• During Operation Restore Hope (1992–2003)
• Operation Parakram (2001)
• During Operation Enduring Freedom (2001)
• During 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake (Operation Madath, Operation Sea Waves, Operation Castor, Operation Rainbow, Operation Gambhir & Operation Rahat-II)
• Operation Sukoon (2006)
• Operation Search Light-The Search Operation Undertaken by Indian Navy to find the missing Boieng 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.

Air Operations

• During World War II (1939–1945) (Main article- India during World War 2)
• During First Kashmir War (1947)
• During Congo Crisis (1961)
• During Sino-Indian War (1962)
• During Second Kashmir War (1965)
• During Bangladesh Liberation War (1971)
• Meghna Heli Bridge (1971)
• Tangail Airdrop (1971)
• Operation Meghdoot (1984)
• Operation Poomalai (1987)
• Operation Cactus (1988)
• Operation Safed Sagar (1999)
• Atlantique Incident (1999)
• Operation Rahat (2013) in Uttarakhand floods
• Operation Maitri (2015) Indian Military's rescue and relief mission in quake-hit Nepal
• Operation Sankat Mochan (2016) An operation of the Indian Air Force in view of 2016 Juba Clashes to evacuate Indian Citizens and other foreign nationals from South Sudan during the South Sudanese Civil War.

See also

• Indian Army
• Indian Navy
• Indian Air Force
• Indian Armed Forces

References