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{{Redirect-distinguish|Operation Cactus|Operation Cactus-Lilly}} | {{Redirect-distinguish|Operation Cactus|Operation Cactus-Lilly}} | ||
{{Short description|Coup attempt thwarted by India}} | {{Short description|Coup attempt thwarted by India}} | ||
{{more citations needed|date=April | {{more citations needed|date=April 2019}} | ||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} | ||
{{Use Indian English|date=June | {{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}} | ||
{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
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==Reaction== | ==Reaction== | ||
India received international praise for the operation. United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] expressed his appreciation for India's action, calling it "a valuable contribution to regional stability". British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] reportedly commented, "Thank God for India: President Gayoom's government has been saved". But the intervention nevertheless caused some disquiet among India's neighbours in South Asia.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Brewster|url= http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|title= Operation Cactus: India’s 1988 Intervention in the Maldives. Retrieved 14 August | India received international praise for the operation. United States President [[Ronald Reagan]] expressed his appreciation for India's action, calling it "a valuable contribution to regional stability". British Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] reportedly commented, "Thank God for India: President Gayoom's government has been saved". But the intervention nevertheless caused some disquiet among India's neighbours in South Asia.<ref>{{cite web|author=David Brewster|url= http://pragati.nationalinterest.in/2014/04/operation-cactus-indias-1988-intervention-in-the-maldives/|title= Operation Cactus: India’s 1988 Intervention in the Maldives. Retrieved 14 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Aftermath== | ==Aftermath== | ||
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==Published accounts== | ==Published accounts== | ||
===Documentaries=== | ===Documentaries=== | ||
''Operation Cactus : How India Averted Maldives Crisis in 1988'' (2018) is a [[TV documentary]] which premièred on Veer by [[Discovery Channel]] series, Battle Ops.<ref name="VeerTV">{{cite news|title=This R-Day, get ready for Discovery channel's 'Battle Ops'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece|access-date=22 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 January | ''Operation Cactus : How India Averted Maldives Crisis in 1988'' (2018) is a [[TV documentary]] which premièred on Veer by [[Discovery Channel]] series, Battle Ops.<ref name="VeerTV">{{cite news|title=This R-Day, get ready for Discovery channel's 'Battle Ops'|url=http://www.thehindu.com/society/discovery-channels-new-series-battle-ops-on-indias-iconic-military-operations/article22520490.ece|access-date=22 April 2018|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=25 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||