<P> The main task of the IPKF was to disarm the different militant groups , not just the LTTE . It was to be quickly followed by the formation of an Interim Administrative Council . These were the tasks as per the terms of the Indo - Sri Lankan Accord , signed at the behest of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi . Given the escalation of the conflict in Sri Lanka , and with the pouring of refugees into India , Gandhi took the decisive step to push this accord through . The IPKF was inducted into Sri Lanka on the request of Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene under the terms of the Indo - Sri Lanka Accord . </P>
<P> The main task of the IPKF was to disarm the different militant groups , not just the LTTE . It was to be quickly followed by the formation of an Interim Administrative Council . These were the tasks as per the terms of the Indo - Sri Lankan Accord , signed at the behest of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi . Given the escalation of the conflict in Sri Lanka , and with the pouring of refugees into India , Gandhi took the decisive step to push this accord through . The IPKF was inducted into Sri Lanka on the request of Sri Lankan President J.R. Jayewardene under the terms of the Indo - Sri Lanka Accord . </P>
why india send peace keeping force to sri lanka
why india send peace keeping force to sri lanka
to disarm the different militant groups , not just the LTTE
to disarm the different militant groups , not just the LTTE