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An IAF Mi-17 drops supplies for troops in Siachen. Helicopters like these played an instrumental role in Operation Meghdoot. An IAF Mi-25 seen over Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. These gunships were extensively used against the LTTE, who nicknamed the machine 'Crocodile'. Troops await their turn to board An-12s on their return journey back to Agra from Maldives. India had sent its forces to save the existing government from a coup attempted by PLOTE (People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam). |
Operation Cactus
Photofeature on Op Cactus - India's special operation to aid the Maldivian government Go |
IPKF in Sri Lanka
"Leaving Footprints in Batticoloa" Go |
[Other Ops and Incidents] COIN operations in Ceylon - 1971 Go |
War for Siachen
Wg Cdr M. Bahadur narrates some of his experiences. Go |
"IAF Ready for Winter in Siachen" Go |
"Tough Terrain, Tougher IAF Men" Go |
"The Impossible is Routine for Indian soldiers on Siachen" Go |