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====Maldives====
{{See also|Operation Cactus}}
In November 1988, the [[People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam]] (PLOTE), composed of about 200 [[Tamil people|Tamil]] secessionist rebels under Abdullah Luthufi, invaded [[Maldives]]. At the request of the president of Maldives, [[Maumoon Abdul Gayoom]], the [[Indian Armed Forces]], with assistance from R&AW, launched a military campaign to throw the mercenaries out of Maldives. On the night of 3 November 1988, the [[Indian Air Force]] airlifted the 6th parachute battalion of the [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Parachute Regiment]] from [[Agra]] and flew them over 2,000&nbsp;km to [[Maldives]]. The Indian paratroopers landed at the airstrip of [[Hulhule]] island and restored the Government rule at [[Malé]] within a day. The operation, labelled [[Operation Cactus]], also involved the [[Indian Navy]]. Swift operation by the military and precise intelligence by R&AW quelled the [[insurgency]].<ref name="Federation of American Scientists"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1990s/Cactus.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020330080238/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1990s/Cactus.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 March 2002 |title=Operation Cactus |publisher=Bharat-rakshak.com |date=3 November 1988 |access-date=28 September 2009 |df=dmy }}</ref>

In 2018–19, R&AW undertook many operations that crippled [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] and [[Ministry of State Security (China)|MSS]] intelligence network in Maldives.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eurasiantimes.com/raw-stuns-isi-and-mss-spy-agencies-foils-china-pakistan-nexus-in-maldives/|title=RAW Stuns ISI and MSS; Foils China-Pakistan Nexus in Maldives|date=30 June 2019|access-date=30 June 2019|publisher=The Eurasian Times|archive-date=12 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212035303/https://eurasiantimes.com/raw-stuns-isi-and-mss-spy-agencies-foils-china-pakistan-nexus-in-maldives/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In December 2024 ''The Washington Post'' reported that R&AW tried (but later dropped the plan altogether as relations started to improve between India and Maldives) to oust Maldivian government because Government of India perceived Maldivian government to be Pro-China.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Shih |first1=Gerry |last2=Roy |first2=Siddharthya |date=30 December 2024 |title=A plot in paradise and India's struggle for influence in Asia |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/30/maldives-president-muizzu-india-china-influence/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241230120422/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/30/maldives-president-muizzu-india-china-influence/ |archive-date=30 December 2024 |access-date=30 December 2024 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> After the publication of ''The Washington Post'' report the Maldivian Foreign Minister in an interview to [[WION]] said (regarding ''The Washington Post'' story) "''very short answer for that. It is totally, something that is untrue, unfounded. There is no truth in that. So it is as simple as that.''" <ref>{{Cite web |last=Sibal |first=Sidhant |date=2025-01-04 |title=India's security is our security: Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel |url=https://www.wionews.com/india-news/maldives-foreign-minister-abdulla-khaleel-says-indias-security-is-our-security-8591399 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250501103736/https://www.wionews.com/india-news/maldives-foreign-minister-abdulla-khaleel-says-indias-security-is-our-security-8591399 |archive-date=2025-05-01 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Wion |language=en}}</ref>