Operation Trident: Naval operation in Arabian sea
Q. Operation Trident was -- Published on 24 Nov 15a. Military operation in Siachen glacier
b. Naval operation in Arabian sea
c. CRPF mission agaisnt Naxalites
d. IPKF operation in Sri Lanka
ANSWER: Naval operation in Arabian sea
- Operation Trident and its follow-up Operation Python were naval offensive operations launched on Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
- Operation Trident resulted in the first use of anti-ship missiles in combat in the region, and only the second worldwide (the first being the sinking of the Eilat) as well as the first sinking of naval vessels during hostilities in the region since World War II.
- India celebrates its Navy Day annually on 4 December to mark this operation.
