Indian Navy Day, 4th December

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Indian Navy Day is celebrated every year on December 4 to commemorate the attack on the Karachi harbour during the India-Pakistan war 1971 under operation Trident. 

Operation Trident:

• Operation Trident was an offensive operation launched by the Indian Navy on the night of 4–5 December on Pakistan's port city of Karachi during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
• Operation Trident saw the first use of anti-ship missiles in combat in the region and inflicted heavy damage on Pakistani vessels and facilities .