Inglorious war, fought gloriously in Lanka
1719 1 Historic: Indiaâs Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Sri Lankan President JR Jayewardene had signed the peace accord in Colombo on July 29, 1987. File photo Maroof Raza Strategic Affairs Analyst THIRTY-FOUR years ago, India sent its forces to Sri Lanka after the Indo-Sri Lanka peace accord was signed on July 29, 1987, leading to a botched-up military operation until India pulled its troops out from the island in March 1990. In some ways, it was India’s ‘Vietnam war’, and one that India’s military establishment would rather not talk about. Sadly, New Delhi chose to ignore th...
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