had served in the conflict. Later in 2014, India constructed a war memorial at Bhopal to honour the IPKF. A renovated memorial for IPKF soldiers in Palaly, Jaffna, has been declared open in June 2015. The names of 33 who died in the operations in the Northern Province during 1987–1990 have been inscribed on a wall at the memorial site. See also Annai Poopathy Black July Hunger strike of LTC Thileepan India-Sri Lanka Accord Jaffna hospital massacre Jaffna University Helidrop Operation Pawan Operation Poomalai State terrorism in Sri Lanka Valvettiturai massacre (1989) References Notes and Further reading Dixit, J. N. (2003) Assignment Colombo. Vijitha Yapa Publications, Colombo, Adele Balasingham. (2003) The Will to Freedom – An Inside View of Tamil Resistance. Fairmax Publishing Ltd, 2nd ed. Narayan Swamy, M. R. (2002) Tigers of Lanka: from Boys to Guerrillas. Konark Publishers; 3rd ed. 18 anniversary of Jaffna hospital massacre Tamilnet.com report Asian Time series on Indian -Pakistan involvement in Sri Lanka by K.T.Rajasingham SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Chapter 35: Accord turns to discord By K.T.Rajasingham External links India's VietNam Civilians Affected by War in Northeast Ceylon The Indian Army in Sri Lanka 1987–1990 Indian Jawan- A Tribute to the Indian Soldier Overview of Mission Case Study in Operations Other Than War Tamil Nation on Rajiv Gandhi's War Crimes Foreign intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War Military of India Military history of Sri Lanka Phases of the Sri Lankan Civil War Tamil Eelam 1980s in India 1990 in India 1987 in Sri Lanka 1988 in Sri Lanka 1989 in Sri Lanka 1990 in Sri Lanka India–Sri Lanka relations Sri Lankan Civil War Rajiv Gandhi administration