Indian Peacekeeping Force in Sri Lanka

Operation Pawan, name given to the Indian Peacekeeping in Sri Lanka was a major turning point for India after the Bangladesh experience in projecting its power outside. The Indian armed forces rose to the challenges posed by political directions, urgency and logistics in an amicable fashion. Peacekeeping is a noble cause and can only be sustained if there is peace to keep. Sri Lanka experience, like later in Somalia and elsewhere, shows that nations and communities hell bent on destroying themselves can not be helped by the international community till they realize that peace, democracy and sharing powers with own community provides them a win-win situation.