Operation Cactus 1988. Defence wing

 operation cactus

In 1988, India sent its para trooper to the Maldives.

Maldives is located in the southwestern part of India, is located in the Indian Ocean, is an island, it has 200 coral islands.

The capital of Maldives is Male. It is spread over 6 square kilometers

Maldives is the smallest country in Asia Maldives is very important country for India.

Male is a small island, here is an airport called Hulhule.

It was the British Protectorate until 1965.

Maldives was liberated in 1965.

 Maldives coup d'état attempt ( 1988)

 After 1988, relations with India Maldives became very good.

 3 November 1988

 It was a conspiracy of 2 

  a Maldives businessman, Abdullah luthufi was a big business in Sri Lanka

And People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam Plote.

At that time India had sent Peacekeeping Force to Sri Lanka to fight LTTE.

80 members of the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam reach Male in a boat from Sri Lanka.

He captured the entire government building radio station radar station there.

President Abdul Qayoom escaped from there.

He hid somewhere in a safe place

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Maldives capital, Male, was captured by the rebels.

President Abdul Qayoom's foreign secretary started asking for help from neighboring countries.

They send message of help to Pakistan Sri Lanka United States of America India United Kingdom.

Pakistan and Sri Lanka refused to help

The United States of America and the United Kingdom said that you guys agree to help India.

Indian Army started getting ready to go to the capital Male.

300 paratroopers prepared from Agra Cantonment

Indian paratroopers reached Male by evening .

Maldives which is very dangerous of geography.

Hulhule Airport was not captured by rebels.

Indian paratrooper arrived in Male 

President Abdul Qayyum was secured.

Maldives is a coral island, its name is given as Operation Cactus.

The President was secured by the Indian Army, all the government buildings were liberated.

The rebels started to flee towards Sri Lanka by sitting in the boat.

Then the Indian Navy came into action, the INS Godavari INS betwa and started chasing them.

India captured the rebels and detained them.

Leader of the operation brigadier FC Bulsara.

America, England, many countries praised India.

The whole world was praising India.

The army of every country does not have the power to go to another country and run an operation, it has to face many challenges.

Later Ibrahim Nasir was also named, who was the first President of Maldives.

He was pardoned by the then President Abdul Qayum.

The Maldives coup had failed.

Indian Army had successfully challenged the operation on foreign soil.

The Indian Army has the power to successfully conduct operations on the land of any country.

Jai Hind

Defence wing

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