Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

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The Indo-Sri Lanka Accord is a 1987 bilateral agreement between India and Sri Lanka aimed at resolving the Sri Lankan civil conflict through devolution of power and the deployment of Indian peacekeeping forces.

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Surface form Occurrences
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bilateral agreement
peace agreement
alsoKnownAs Indo-Lanka Accord NERFINISHED
countryInvolved India NERFINISHED
Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
externalActor India NERFINISHED
hasConsequence India–Sri Lanka relations tensions
creation of provincial council system in Sri Lanka
deployment of Indian troops in Sri Lanka
temporary merger of Northern and Eastern Provinces
implementedBy Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
languageConcerned Sinhala
Tamil NERFINISHED
legalOutcome Provincial Councils Act of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
mediatedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
politicalContext Cold War era South Asian politics
ethnic conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils
providesFor cessation of hostilities
deployment of Indian Peace Keeping Force
devolution of power to provincial councils
disarmament of militant groups
merger of Northern and Eastern Provinces
official status for Tamil language
purpose devolution of power to provinces in Sri Lanka
end armed conflict in Sri Lanka
promote political solution in Sri Lanka
resolve Sri Lankan civil conflict
regionConcerned Eastern Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Northern Province of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Tamil-majority areas of Sri Lanka
relatedConflict Sri Lankan Civil War NERFINISHED
relatedOrganization Indian Peace Keeping Force NERFINISHED
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam NERFINISHED
Sri Lankan Armed Forces NERFINISHED
signatory Government of India NERFINISHED
Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
signedBy J. R. Jayewardene NERFINISHED
Rajiv Gandhi NERFINISHED
signedDuring presidency of J. R. Jayewardene
prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi
signedIn Colombo NERFINISHED
signedOn 1987-07-29
subjectMatter devolution of political power
internal security of Sri Lanka
minority rights in Sri Lanka
regional security in South Asia
timePeriod late 20th century

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Indian Peace Keeping Force legalBasis Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka mandateFrom Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
this entity surface form: Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987
Eelam War I result Indo-Sri Lanka Accord