Why is it in news?
- India conducted number of operations under different coded titles which are important from exam point of view.
Important operations
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Operation Nistar: by the Indian Navy to evacuate Indian citizens from Yemen who were stranded by Cyclone Mekenu.(Socotra islands)
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Operation Maitri: India’s Army-led rescue and relief mission in quake-hit Nepal.(different from exercise Maitree)
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Operation Kabaddi: It is the post-Kargil strategy, aimed at preventing cross-border infiltration.
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Operation Madad: Indian Navy launched this relief operation in flood-hit Kerala
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Operation Sahyog: Indian Army launched this relief operation in flood-hit Kerala.
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Operation Samudra Maitri: Relief effort launched by India to assist the victims of the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia.
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Operation Insaniyat: by MoExternalAffairs for Rohingya refugees.
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Operation Meghdoot: Siachin Glacier (1984)
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Operation Pawan (1987-1990): The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) carried out a mission in northern and eastern Sri Lankan 1987””1990 to disarm the Tamil Tigers under the terms of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
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Operation Cactus (1998): Maldives.
Source
The Hindu, Indian express