In 1989, the Indian Peace Keeping Forces pulled out of Sri Lanka without attaining 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) The Sri Lankans saw this as interference in their internal affairs
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (B), (D) & (E) only
(A) India signed an accord with Sri Lanka Incorrect. The accord of 1987 is how India entered the Sri Lankan Tamil question.
(B) The Indian Army got into fight with LTTE Correct. The troops were sent to stabilise relations, but eventually the Indian Army got into a fight with the LTTE.
(C) The Indian government wanted to stabilise relations between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamils Incorrect. This was the objective of the IPKF, which it did not attain.
(D) Indian troops were not liked by the Sri Lankans Correct. The presence of Indian troops was also not liked much by the Sri Lankans.
(E) The Sri Lankans saw this as interference in their internal affairs Correct. The Sri Lankans saw this as an attempt by India to interfere in the internal affairs of Sri Lanka. In 1989 the IPKF pulled out without attaining its objective.
NCERT (2026-27): “Ethnic Conflict and Democracy in Sri Lanka … 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.…” |