|
S.No. |
Operation |
Detail |
| 1. | Black Thunder | Launched by DGP KPS Gill in 1988 to rid the Golden Temple of militants. |
| 2. | Black Tornado | An action by National Security Guards against the 26 Nov 2008 terrorists attacks in Mumbai. |
| 3. | Blue Star | Launched during the reign of Mrs. Indira Gandhi in Jun 1984 against the Sikh militants operating from Golden Temple. |
| 4. | Brasstacks | The operation was launched by the Indian Army in November 1986 to simulate a full-scale war on the western border. |
| 5. | 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. |
| 6. | Dhangu Suraksha | This refers to the operation launched in Jan 2016 to neutralise terrorists who attacked Pathankot air base in Punjab. |
| 7. | Green Hunt | The name given to Government’s paramilitary offensive against the naxals in the ‘Red Corridor’. |
| 8. | 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. |
| 9. | 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 |
| 10. | 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. |
| 11. | Safed Sagar | It was the codename assigned to the Indian Air Force’s strike to support the Ground troops during Operation Vijay Kargil. |
| 12. | Talwar | This refers to the deployment of Naval Fleets in the North Arabian Sea during the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan. |
| 13. | 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. |
| 14. | Vajra Shakti | Launched in Sep 2002 to evacuate Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat of terrorists. |
| 15. | Vijay (1961) | Launched in 1961 to liberate Goa from Portuguese control. |
| 16. | Vijay (1999) | Indian operation to push back the infiltrators from the Kargil Sector. |
