Operation polo:

Operation Polo , the military action launched by the Indian Army on September 13, 1948, to integrate the princely state of Hyderabad. How was it conducted on the ground? September 13, 2023, marks the 75th anniversary of Operation Polo , a significant military action undertaken by the Indian Army in 1948 to integrate the princely state of Hyderabad. Led by Major General Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, Operation Polo lasted less than four days and brought to heel the Nizam who had been resolute in his decision not to accede to India. Fearing the establishment of a Communist state in Hyderabad and the rise of militant Razakars, India carried out Operation Polo in September 1948 following a crippling economic blockade