Famous Military operations of India

List of military operations performed by India

1) Operation Polo (1948) - Hyderabad connected to Indian Union

2) Operation Vijay (1961) -  Goa, Daman and Diu and Anjidiv Islands captured from Portuguese

3) Operation Blue Star ( 1984) - To eliminate 'Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale' inside Amritsar golden Temple

4) Operation Woodrose (1984) - Military operations to Punjab and Chandigarh after Operation Blue Star

5) Operation Meghdoot (1984) - Indian militory captured majority of Siachen Glacier

6) Operation Pawan (1987)-  Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) to take control of Jaffna (Yalpanam) from the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)

7) Operation Viraat (1988) - IPKF operation in northern srilanka (Mannar to Mullaitivu )

8) Operation Trishul ( 1988) - IPKF operation in northern srilanka ( Mannar to Mullaitivu and Elephant Pass to Vavuniya)

9) Operation Checkmate ( 1988) - IPKF operation in northern srilanka against the LTTE in the Vadamarachi

10) Operation Cactus (1988) - Against Maldive rebels and  People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE)

11) Operation Vijay (1999) - Kargil War against pakistan

12) Operation Parakram (2001) - Against Pakistan on the side of the International Border (IB) and along the Line of Control (LoC) in the region of Kashmir.

13) Operation Black Tornado /  Operation Cyclone( 2008) - 2008 Mumbai attacks

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