Operation Cactus - Anatomy of one of India’s Most Daring Military Operations PDF
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O P E R A T I O N C A C T U S A N AT O M Y O F O N E O F I N D I A’ S M O S T D A R I N G M I L I TA R Y O P E R AT I O N S O P E R A T I O N C A C T U S A N AT O M Y O F O N E O F I N D I A’ S M O S T D A R I N G M I L I TA R Y O P E R AT I O N S Group Captain Ashok K Chordia (Retd) Introduction by Air Marshal Vinod Patney SYSM PVSM AVSM VrC (Retd) KNOWLEDGE WORLD KW Publishers Pvt Ltd Centre for Air Power Studies New Delhi in association with New Delhi Copyright © 2018 Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi The Centre for Air Power Studies is an independent, non-profit, academic research institution established in 2002 under a registered Trust to undertake and promote policy-related research, study and discussion on the trends and developments in defence and military issues, especially air power and the aerospace arena, for civil and military purposes. Its publications seek to expand and deepen the understanding of defence, military power, air power and aerospace issues without necessarily reflecting the views of any institution or individuals except those of the author. Centre for Air Power Studies P-284, Arjan Path Subroto Park New Delhi 110010 Tele: (91-11) 25699131 E-mail: [email protected] website: www.capsindia.org All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing. ISBN 978-93-86288-68-4 Hardback ISBN 978-93-86288-69-1 ebook Published in India by Kalpana Shukla KNOWLEDGE WORLD KW Publishers Pvt Ltd 4676/21, First Floor, Ansari Road Daryaganj, New Delhi 110002 Phone: +91 11 23263498/43528107 Marketing: [email protected] Editorial: [email protected] Website: www.kwpub.com Cover design shows a note written by Brig FFC Bulsara before the Indian Task Force landed at Hulule and souvenirs presented by Maj Mohammed Zahir to the author (+91-9810608239 [email protected]) Printed and bound in India CENTRE FOR AIR POWER STUDIES VISION To be an independent centre of excellence on national security contributing informed and considered research and analyses on relevant issues. MISSION To encourage independent and informed research and analyses on issues of relevance to national security and to create a pool of domain experts to provide considered inputs to decision-makers. Also, to foster informed public debate and opinion on relevant issues and to engage with other think-tanks and stakeholders within India and abroad to provide an Indian perspective. To my beloved parents… Contents Acknowledgements xi List of Abbreviations xv Introduction xix Preface xxiii List of Leaflets xxxiii Prologue xxxv A Besieged President 1. The Maldives: The Land and the People 3 2. The Coup that Succeeded, Almost! 11 3. Those were the Days! 19 4. Inertia on D-Day 31 Operation Cactus 5. Clarion Call at Reveille! 43 6. A Cold Start 63 7. A Take-off in Haze 95 8. “Mr President, We’ve Arrived…” 109 9. The Endgame 121 Comprehending Cactus 10. The Anatomy of Cactus 141 11. “Chhatri Mata ki Jai!” 179 12. Some Parallels 195 13. Asides! 219 ix operation cactus Epilogue 227 Glossary 229 Selected Bibliography 249 Index 251 x
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