Myanmar Operation

Indian Army has performed a surgical operation inside the territory of Myanmar . According the details provided by the government it was carried out by a crack team of about 70 commandos of the Indian Army. This operation led to death of 38 Naga insurgents injury of several others. This strong decision was taken as Naga militants killed 18 Indian soldiers in Chandel area of Manipur on June 4. Prime Minster Narendra Modi was in Bangladesh so clearance for the operation could not be given till 7th june. Once on the ground, the contingent of the special forces split into two groups and headed for two camps being run by NSCN(K) and KYKL, who are believed to be responsible for the deadly ambush on June 4. The teams trekked through the thick jungles for at least five kilometers before they reached the training camps. There were three earlier such operations performed by Indian forces previously:-

• Operation Golden Bird- This operation was performed in April may 1995 in Myanmar – Mizoram Border.
• Operation All Clear- This operation was performed during December 2003 in South Bhutan.
• Joint Military Operations- This operation was performed during jauary 2006 inside the territory of Myanmar.

These operations are generally performed by the commando forces of India. There are seven commando forces in India. Commando forces include:-

• National Security Guards or Black cats:- The National Security Guard (NSG) was set up in 1984 as a Federal Contingency Deployment Force to tackle all facets of terrorism in the country. Thus the primary role of this Force is to combat terrorism in whatever form it may assume in areas where activity of terrorists assumes serious proportions, and the State Police and other Central Police Forces cannot cope up with the situation. The NSG is a Force specially equipped and trained to deal with specific situations and is therefore, to be used only in exceptional situations. This force was modelled on the pattern of the special Air services of the UK and GSG-9 of Germany.

• Garud:- This is a special force of Indian Air force . This special force was formed in 2004. Name Garud was given from the Hindu mythological bird Garuda. This force specialize in Airfield seizure, airborne operations etc.

• Force One:- This is a special commando unit of Mumbai police on the lines NSG. It was formed under Maharashtra Police, as a response to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks and was commissioned two days before its first anniversary. Force one takes very less time to respond and they were initially trained by Israeli special forces.

• Special Protection Group:- This force was formed under the Special Protection group act, 1988. This act provides for the constitution and regulation of an armed force of the Union for providing proximate security to the Prime Minister of India and former Prime Minister of India and members of their immediate families and for matters connected therewith. This group carry some of the most sophisticated weapons that include FN Herstal, Glock pistol etc.

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