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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,  maintains [[List of countries by size of armed forces|the world's second largest armed force]]s.
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,  maintains [[List of countries by size of armed forces|the world's second largest armed force]]s.
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|1984
|1984
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|To target and kill "Amritdharis" also known as "Khalsa" Sikhs.
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|1984
|1984
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|To specifically eliminate Sikhs below the age of 30 years.
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|1986
|1986
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|To target and kill any man with a 'flowing beard' and 'saffron turban/patka'.
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|[[ 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
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|[[Operation Black Thunder II]]
|[[Operation Black Thunder II]]
|1988
|1988
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|Capture of Golden Temple, 90+ militants surrendered, 2 soldiers killed, many militants escaped.
|Capture of Golden Temple, 90+ militants surrendered, 2 soldiers killed, many militants escaped.
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|Operation Night Dominance
|Operation Night Dominance
|1990-1994
|1990-1994
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|To control the landscape of Punjab at night.
|To control the landscape of Punjab at night.
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|18
|Operation Rakshak I
|Operation Rakshak I
|1990
|1990
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|To curb Sikh militancy.
|To curb Sikh militancy.
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|18
|19
|Operation Vadhi Pahar
|Operation Vadhi Pahar
|1991
|1991
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|Indian Police and Army operation to kill militant member Seetal Singh Mattewal.
|Indian Police and Army operation to kill militant member Seetal Singh Mattewal.
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|20
|Operation Election
|Operation Election
|1992
|1992
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|To bring a secure election, did not succeed as militants boycotted election, data suggests only 21% of Punjab voted.
|To bring a secure election, did not succeed as militants boycotted election, data suggests only 21% of Punjab voted.
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|21
|Golden Temple Raid III
|Golden Temple Raid III
|1992
|1992
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|To stop commemoration of the assassins of General Shidhar Vaidya.  
|To stop commemoration of the assassins of General Shidhar Vaidya.  
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|22
|[[Operation Sarp Vinash]]
|[[Operation Sarp Vinash]]
|2003
|2003
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|An assault on the largest system of hideouts used by insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir in which over 60 militants were killed<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/operation-sarp-vinash-army-clears-hill-kaka/articleshow/47305413.cms?from=mdr|title=Operation Sarp Vinash: Army clears Hill Kaka|last=Kumar|first=Devesh|date=2003-05-24|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/23josy1.htm|title=Operation 'Sarp Vinash': Over 60 terrorists killed|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>
|An assault on the largest system of hideouts used by insurgents in Jammu and Kashmir in which over 60 militants were killed<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/operation-sarp-vinash-army-clears-hill-kaka/articleshow/47305413.cms?from=mdr|title=Operation Sarp Vinash: Army clears Hill Kaka|last=Kumar|first=Devesh|date=2003-05-24|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/may/23josy1.htm|title=Operation 'Sarp Vinash': Over 60 terrorists killed|website=www.rediff.com|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>
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|[[Operation Black Tornado]]
|[[Operation Black Tornado]]
|2008
|2008
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|[[Operation All Out]]
|[[Operation All Out]]
|2015
|1990
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|for flushing out militants from specially Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India.
|for flushing out militants from specially Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir state of India.
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|[[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar]]
|[[2015 Indian counter-insurgency operation in Myanmar]]
|2015
|2015
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|Indian Army allegedly conducted hot pursuit of Naga terror outfit [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland|NSCN]]-Khaplang along the [[India-Myanmar border]].
|Indian Army allegedly conducted hot pursuit of Naga terror outfit [[National Socialist Council of Nagaland|NSCN]]-Khaplang along the [[India-Myanmar border]].
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|[[Operation Calm Down]]
|[[Operation Calm Down]]
|2016
|2016
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|Operation Randori Behak
|Operation Randori Behak
|2020
|2020
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|Operation Devi Shakti
|[[Operation Devi Shakti]]
|2021
|2021
|Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Afghanistan
|Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Afghanistan
|To help fleeing Hindus and Sikhs from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.  
|To help fleeing Hindus and Sikhs from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.  
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|[[Operation Ganga]]
|2022
|[[Ukraine]]
|To evacuate the Indian citizens amidst the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, who had crossed over to neighboring countries
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|Operation Good Samaritan
|Operation Good Samaritan
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|[[Manipur / Nagaland (state)|Manipur / Nagaland]]
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|humanitarian tasks in [[Manipur]]/[[Nagaland]]
|humanitarian tasks in [[Manipur]]/[[Nagaland]]
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|[[Operation All Out (Kashmir)|Operation All Out Kashmir]]
|[[Operation All Out (Kashmir)|Operation All Out Kashmir]]
|2017
|2017
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* [[Operation Nistar(India)]] (2018) - Operation by the Indian Navy using [[INS Sunayna (P57)|INS Sunayna]] to evacuate Indian citizens from Yemen Island of Socotra who were stranded by Cyclone Mekenu.
* [[Operation Nistar(India)]] (2018) - Operation by the Indian Navy using [[INS Sunayna (P57)|INS Sunayna]] to evacuate Indian citizens from Yemen Island of Socotra who were stranded by Cyclone Mekenu.
* [[Operation Madad (Indian Navy)#2018 Kerala floods|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 Madad (Indian Navy)#2018 Kerala floods|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.


==Air Operations==
==Air Operations==
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* During [[Sino-Indian War]] (1962)
* During [[Sino-Indian War]] (1962)
* During [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Second Kashmir War]] (1965)
* During [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|Second Kashmir War]] (1965)
* During [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Bangladesh Liberation War]] (1971)
* During [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|Bangladesh Liberation War (Operation Meghna Heli Bridge)]] (1971)
* [[Meghna Heli Bridge]] (1971)
* [[Meghna Heli Bridge]] (1971)
* [[Tangail Airdrop]] (1971)
* [[Tangail Airdrop]] (1971)
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* [[Operation Rahat]] (2013) in Uttarakhand floods
* [[Operation Rahat]] (2013) in Uttarakhand floods
* [[Operation Maitri]] (2015) Indian Military's rescue and relief mission in quake-hit Nepal
* [[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.
* [[Operation Sankat Mochan (India)]] (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.
*[[Operation Insaniyat]] (2017) a humanitarian assistance aimed to supply relief packages to Bangladesh for migrant [[Rohingya]] Muslims.
*[[Operation Insaniyat]] (2017) a humanitarian assistance aimed to supply relief packages to Bangladesh for migrant [[Rohingya]] Muslims.
*[[2019 Balakot airstrike|Operation Bandar]] (2019) Operation launched by [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] to bomb the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in balakot to avenge the [[2019 Pulwama attack|Pulwama terror attack]]. In this operation almost 170-200 terrorists were killed and 45 terrorists were severly injured.
*[[2019 Balakot airstrike|Operation Bandar]] (2019) Operation launched by [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] to bomb the biggest Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp in Balakot to avenge the [[2019 Pulwama attack|Pulwama terror attack]]. In this operation almost 170-200 terrorists were killed and 45 terrorists were severely injured.
*[[Operation Ganga]] (2022) An operation by [[Government of India]] to evacuate the Indian citizens (mainly students) from [[Ukraine]] amidst the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]] with the help of [[Indian Air Force]] and few private airlines.


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Military operations involving India| ]]
[[Category:Military operations involving India| ]]
[[Category:Indian military-related lists|Military operations]]
[[Category:Indian military-related lists|Operations]]
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