Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka

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The Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka was a contingent of the Indian military deployed from 1987 to 1990 to enforce peace and disarmament during the Sri Lankan Civil War under the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian military operation
military peacekeeping force
alsoKnownAs IPKF
approximateStrength tens of thousands of Indian troops
casualties significant Indian military casualties
commandedBy senior Indian Army officers
commandStructure Indian Army
conflict Sri Lankan Civil War
country India
deployedBy Government of India
endTime 1990
engagedIn counter-insurgency operations against LTTE
hasEffect increased hostility from LTTE towards India
strained India–Sri Lanka relations
headquartersLocation Jaffna (initial operational headquarters)
historicalContext Cold War era regional politics
hostNationGovernment Government of Sri Lanka
includedBranch Indian Air Force
Indian Army
Indian Navy
languageOfAcronym English
legacy controversial chapter in Indian foreign policy
important episode in Sri Lankan Civil War history
legalBasis Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
mandateFrom Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
surface form: Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987
notableBattle Battle of Jaffna (1987)
Operation Pawan
notableConsequence assassination of Rajiv Gandhi by LTTE in 1991
notableIssue allegations of human rights violations
objective enforce peace in Sri Lanka
implement Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
supervise disarmament of militant groups
operatedIn Sri Lanka
opposedBy Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
partOf Indian Armed Forces
reasonForWithdrawal deteriorating relations with LTTE
political decision by Government of India
region South Asia
result withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka
role separate warring parties
support devolution of power to Sri Lankan provinces
startTime 1987
status disbanded
theater Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Northern Province, Sri Lanka
timePeriod late 20th century
typeOfOperation military intervention
peacekeeping

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Indian Armed Forces conflict Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka