Indian Army launches Operation Sarvashakti to wipe out terrorists from Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir.
The operation named Sarvashakti aims to conduct coordinated counter-terrorism operations from both sides of the Pir Panjal mountain ranges.
Various Operations of Indian Army |
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Operation |
Year |
Reason |
Operation Peace (Joint military operation involving Indian Army, Navy, Air Force and the state forces of the Kathiawari states) |
1948 |
Annexation of Junagadh |
Operation Polo |
1948 |
Ended Nizam rule in Hyderabad |
Operation Vijay |
1961 |
Incorporation of Goa, Daman, and Diu into India |
Operation Ablaze |
1965 |
Following Pakistani attack in the Rann of Kutch |
Operation RIDDLE |
1965 |
During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 |
Operation Steeplechase |
1971 |
Against Naxalites |
Operation Cactus Lily (The Meghna Heli Bridge) (Joint operation of Indian Army and Indian Air Force) |
1971 |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Operation Blue Star |
1984 |
Removal of terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale from Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab |
Operation Bluebird |
1987 |
Indian retaliation operation to attacks on the Assam Rifles' outpost |
Operation Pawan |
1987 |
Operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987 |
Operation Sarp Vinash |
2003 |
Against insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir |
Various Operations of Counter Terrorism Units |
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Operation Black Thunder-I (NSG) |
1986 |
Capture of the Golden Temple |
Operation Black Tornado (NSG) |
2008 |
Against the 2008 Mumbai Terrorist Attacks |