In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Forces pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaing its objective because:

(A) India signed an accord with Sri Lanka

(B) The Indian Army got into fight with LTTE

(C) The Indian government wanted to stabilise relations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamils

(D) Indian troops were not liked by the Sri Lankans

(E) Sri Lankan Tamils saw this as interference in internal affairs

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(1) (B), (D) & (A) only

(2) (A), (C) & (D) only

(3) (A), (B) & (E) only

(4) (B), (D) & (E) only

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But in 1987, the government of India for the first time got directly involved in the Sri Lankan Tamil question. India signed an accord with Sri Lanka and sent troops to stabilise relations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamils. Eventually, the Indian Army got into a fight with the LTTE. The presence of Indian troops was also not liked much by the Sri Lankans. They saw this as an attempt by India to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaining its objective.