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border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 12th Battalion, [[Garhwal Rifles]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 12th Battalion, [[Garhwal Rifles]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 2nd Battalion, Maratha Light Infantry</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 25th Battalion, [[Rajput Regiment]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 25th Battalion, [[Rajput Regiment]]<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;ref name="Firstmech"&gt;{{cite web|url=https://frontierindia.com/first-born-mech-indian-army-15th-battalion-the-mechanised-infantry-regiment-in-op-pawan/|title=FIRST BORN MECH – Indian Army 15th Battalion, the Mechanised Infantry Regiment in Op Pawan|date=2022-08-02|access-date=2022-08-16}}&lt;/ref&gt;</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 47 Infantry Brigade</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 47 Infantry Brigade</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 11th Battalion, Madras Regiment</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>*** 11th Battalion, Madras Regiment</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l116">Line 116:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 119:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 13th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 13th Battalion, Brigade of the Guards</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 4th Battalion, Assam Regiment</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 4th Battalion, Assam Regiment</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 15th Battalion Mechanised Infantry Regiment</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 15th Battalion Mechanised Infantry Regiment<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">&lt;ref name="Firstmech"/&gt; </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 25th Battalion Mechanised Infantry Regiment</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** 25th Battalion Mechanised Infantry Regiment</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** [[17 (Parachute) Field Regiment (India)|17 Parachute Field Regiment]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>** [[17 (Parachute) Field Regiment (India)|17 Parachute Field Regiment]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l125">Line 125:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 128:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Indian Air Force===</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>===Indian Air Force===</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Soon after its intervention in Sri Lanka and especially after the confrontation with the LTTE, the IPKF received a substantial</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Soon after its intervention in Sri Lanka and especially after the confrontation with the LTTE, the IPKF received a substantial</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>commitment from the [[Indian Air Force]], mainly transport and helicopter squadrons under the command of Gp.Capt. M.P Premi, including:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1987IPKF/Pushpindar01.html |title=<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Archived copy </del>|access-date=2007-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918231736/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1987IPKF/Pushpindar01.html |archive-date=18 September 2007 }} The Indian Air Force in Sri Lanka&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>commitment from the [[Indian Air Force]], mainly transport and helicopter squadrons under the command of Gp.Capt. M.P Premi, including:&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1987IPKF/Pushpindar01.html |title=<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">The Indian Air Force in Sri Lanka </ins>|access-date=2007-12-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070918231736/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1987IPKF/Pushpindar01.html |archive-date=18 September 2007 }} The Indian Air Force in Sri Lanka&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* No. 33 Squadron- [[Antonov An-32]]s</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* No. 33 Squadron- [[Antonov An-32]]s</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* No 109 and No. 119 Helicopter Units – [[Mil Mi-8]] helicopters.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>* No 109 and No. 119 Helicopter Units – [[Mil Mi-8]] helicopters.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l167">Line 167:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 170:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The IPKF intervention in Sri Lanka is raised at times in Indian political discourse whenever the situation in Sri Lanka shows signs of deterioration or, more broadly, when other foreign nations, ought to have a role in promoting peace on the island nation. India has never been directly involved in the peace talks between the LTTE and Sri Lanka but has supported Norway&#039;s efforts. As a result, relations between India and Sri Lanka became extremely sour. No defence pact has been signed between India and Sri Lanka even though India reaffirmed its strong defence cooperation with Sri Lanka.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Meera|date=5 March 2021|title=India reaffirms defence ties at SLAF 70th year event|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-reaffirms-defence-ties-at-slaf-70th-year-event/article33999321.ece|url-status=live|access-date=11 June 2021|website=The Hindu}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The IPKF intervention in Sri Lanka is raised at times in Indian political discourse whenever the situation in Sri Lanka shows signs of deterioration or, more broadly, when other foreign nations, ought to have a role in promoting peace on the island nation. India has never been directly involved in the peace talks between the LTTE and Sri Lanka but has supported Norway&#039;s efforts. As a result, relations between India and Sri Lanka became extremely sour. No defence pact has been signed between India and Sri Lanka even though India reaffirmed its strong defence cooperation with Sri Lanka.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite news|last=Srinivasan|first=Meera|date=5 March 2021|title=India reaffirms defence ties at SLAF 70th year event|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-reaffirms-defence-ties-at-slaf-70th-year-event/article33999321.ece|url-status=live|access-date=11 June 2021|website=The Hindu}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Controversies</del>==</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>==<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">War Crimes</ins>==</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The IPKF role in the Sri Lankan conflict was criticised <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">by voices </del>both <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">there </del>and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">at home at the time</del>. It <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was engaged in </del>a number of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">incidents of </del>human rights <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">violation</del>, including rapes and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">massacre </del>of civilians. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Even some </del>neutral organisations pointed out that Indian Army <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">engaged </del>with scant regard for civilian safety and violated human rights. This led to considerable outcry and public resentment within Sri Lanka as well as India, especially in [[Tamil Nadu]], where the IPKF was viewed as an invading and oppressing force.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The IPKF role in the Sri Lankan conflict was criticised <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in </ins>both <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sri Lanka </ins>and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">India</ins>. It <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">perpetrated </ins>a number of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[</ins>human rights<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] violations</ins>, including rapes and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">massacres </ins>of civilians. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Several </ins>neutral organisations pointed out that <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>Indian Army <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">acted </ins>with scant regard for civilian safety and violated human rights. This led to considerable outcry and public resentment within Sri Lanka as well as India, especially in [[Tamil Nadu]], where the IPKF was viewed as an invading and oppressing force.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Indian forces indulged in a number of civilian massacres, [[involuntary disappearances]] and rapes during their time in the [[Northeastern province of Sri Lanka]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://nesohr.org/inception-sept2007/human-rights-reports/StatisticsOnCiviliansAffectedByWar.pdf|title= Statistics on civilians affected by war from 1974 – 2004|access-date= 2008-11-15|work= NESOHR|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225211013/http://nesohr.org/inception-sept2007/human-rights-reports/StatisticsOnCiviliansAffectedByWar.pdf|archive-date= 25 February 2009|url-status= dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=CM/&gt; These include complicity in the incidents such as [[1989 Valvettithurai massacre|Valvettithurai massacre]] in which on</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Indian forces indulged in a number of civilian massacres, [[involuntary disappearances]] and rapes during their time in the [[Northeastern province of Sri Lanka]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://nesohr.org/inception-sept2007/human-rights-reports/StatisticsOnCiviliansAffectedByWar.pdf|title= Statistics on civilians affected by war from 1974 – 2004|access-date= 2008-11-15|work= NESOHR|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090225211013/http://nesohr.org/inception-sept2007/human-rights-reports/StatisticsOnCiviliansAffectedByWar.pdf|archive-date= 25 February 2009|url-status= dead}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=CM/&gt; These include complicity in the incidents such as [[1989 Valvettithurai massacre|Valvettithurai massacre]] in which on</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2, 3, and 4 August 1989 over 50 Tamils were massacred by the Indian Peace Keeping Force in [[Valvettiturai|Valvettithurai]], Jaffna. In addition to the killings over 100 homes, shops and other property were also burnt and destroyed.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news  | last = Sebastian  | first = Rita  | title = Massacre at Point Pedro  | pages = 8–9  | work = The Indian Express  | date = 24 August 1989  }}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>2, 3, and 4 August 1989 over 50 Tamils were massacred by the Indian Peace Keeping Force in [[Valvettiturai|Valvettithurai]], Jaffna. In addition to the killings over 100 homes, shops and other property were also burnt and destroyed.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news  | last = Sebastian  | first = Rita  | title = Massacre at Point Pedro  | pages = 8–9  | work = The Indian Express  | date = 24 August 1989  }}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another notable incident was the [[Jaffna teaching hospital massacre]] on 22 October 1987<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, following </del>a confrontation with Tamil militants near the hospital, IPKF quickly entered the hospital premises and massacred over 70 civilians. These civilians included patients, two doctors, three nurses and a paediatric consultant who were all in uniform. The hospital never completely recovered after this massacre.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Gunaratna|first=Rohan |title= Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Another notable incident was the [[Jaffna teaching hospital massacre]] on 22 October 1987<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Following </ins>a confrontation with Tamil militants near the hospital, IPKF <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">forces </ins>quickly entered the hospital premises and massacred over 70 civilians. These civilians included patients, two doctors, three nurses and a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Pediatrics|</ins>paediatric<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>consultant who were all in uniform. The hospital never completely recovered after this massacre.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Gunaratna|first=Rohan |title= Indian intervention in Sri Lanka: The role of India's intelligence agencies</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|publisher= South Asian Network on Conflict Research |year=1993 |isbn=955-95199-0-5 }} p.246&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Richardson|first=John |title= Paradise Poisoned: Learning About Conflict, Terrorism and Development from Sri Lanka&#039;s Civil Wars |publisher= International Centre for Ethnic Studies |year=2005 |isbn=955-580-094-4}} p.546&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=Somasundaram1997&gt;{{cite journal|author = Somasundaram, D.|year = 1997|title = Abandoning jaffna hospital: Ethical and moral dilemmas|journal = Medicine, Conflict and Survival|volume = 13|issue = 4|pages = 333–347|doi = 10.1080/13623699708409357}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|publisher= South Asian Network on Conflict Research |year=1993 |isbn=955-95199-0-5 }} p.246&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite book |last=Richardson|first=John |title= Paradise Poisoned: Learning About Conflict, Terrorism and Development from Sri Lanka&#039;s Civil Wars |publisher= International Centre for Ethnic Studies |year=2005 |isbn=955-580-094-4}} p.546&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=Somasundaram1997&gt;{{cite journal|author = Somasundaram, D.|year = 1997|title = Abandoning jaffna hospital: Ethical and moral dilemmas|journal = Medicine, Conflict and Survival|volume = 13|issue = 4|pages = 333–347|doi = 10.1080/13623699708409357}}&lt;/ref&gt;</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l265">Line 265:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 268:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:India–Sri Lanka relations]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:India–Sri Lanka relations]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Sri Lankan Civil War]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Sri Lankan Civil War]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category:Rajiv Gandhi administration]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

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