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Operation Cactus
Extracted from the Wikipedia article 1988 Maldives coup attempt.
Operation Cactus
Rejaul Karim Laskar, a member of the then-ruling political party in India, Indian National Congress, stated that India's intervention in the attempted coup became necessary as in the absence of Indian intervention, external powers would have been tempted to intervene or even to establish bases in Maldives, which being in India's backyard would have been detrimental to India's national interest. India, therefore, intervened with "Operation Cactus".