LATEST: Counter-Terror Strike – OPERATION SINDOOR
In a bold and precise military response, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor to dismantle terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), from where attacks on Indian soil have been planned and executed.
Nine key terrorist sites were hit:
- Bahawalpur – HQ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), ~100 km from the International Boundary.
- Muridke – Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) camp, ~30 km from border opposite Samba.
- Gulpur – ~35 km from LoC in the Poonch-Rajouri belt.
- Sawai (POK) – LeT camp, ~30 km inside Tangdhar Sector.
- Bilal Camp – JeM launchpad.
- Kotli Camp – LeT facility, ~15 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.
- Barnala Camp – ~10 km from LoC opposite Rajouri.
- Sarjal Camp – JeM camp, ~8 km from the IB opposite Samba-Kathua.
- Mehmoona Camp – Hizbul Mujahideen training base, ~15 km from IB near Sialkot.
Humanitarian & Disaster Relief Missions
- 🇮🇳 Operation Bambi Bucket – Forest fire suppression near Nainital, Uttarakhand.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Karuna – Aid to Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Dost – India’s relief mission to earthquake-hit Turkey.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Sadhbhav – Support to Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam post Typhoon Yagi.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Brahma – India’s 2025 disaster relief following the Myanmar earthquake.
Evacuation & Rescue Missions
- 🇮🇳 Operation Ajay – Evacuating Indians from Israel.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Kaveri – Evacuation of citizens from Sudan.
- 🇮🇳 Operation Indravati – India’s initiative launched on March 21 to evacuate citizens from Haiti to the Dominican Republic amidst escalating violence
Health & Tech Initiatives
- 🇮🇳 Operation Amrith – Kerala’s mission against antibiotic misuse (ban on OTC sales).
- 🇮🇳 Operation Dronagiri – Pilot project under the National Geospatial Policy 2022 to demonstrate tech use in agriculture, transport, and rural livelihoods.
Military & Maritime Security
- 🇺🇸 Operation Prosperity Guardian – US response to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea (Dec 2023).
- 🇮🇳 Operation SANKALP – Indian Navy’s mission to secure Indian Ocean trade routes (Dec 2023).
- Amphibious Operations – Land-sea integrated military efforts for strategic dominance.
Cybersecurity & Crime Control
- Operation Storm Makers II – Interpol operation exposing a trend of human trafficking victims being forced to commit cyber fraud
- 🇮🇳 Operation Chakra-2 – CBI crackdown on cybercriminals in India.
Environmental Protection
- 🇮🇳 Operation Bhediya – Initiative in Uttar Pradesh to address wolf attacks on rural communities.
🌍 Middle East Conflict Operations
- 🇮🇷 Operation True Promise – Iran’s missile launch against Israel.
- 🇮🇱 Operation Iron Wall – Israel’s deadly raid on Jenin refugee camp (West Bank).
- Operation Northern Arrows – Israel’s southern Lebanon invasion to neutralize Hezbollah.
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