How can the role and consequences of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka be critically examined in terms of its political, strategic, and diplomatic implications for India–Sri Lanka relations and the broader regional security architecture in South Asia?

23rd August 202524th August 2025 ~ Polity Prober

India’s Peacekeeping Gamble in Sri Lanka: A Critical Appraisal of the IPKF The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF), deployed in Sri Lanka between 1987 and 1990, remains one of the most contested episodes in India’s regional security and foreign policy history. Conceived under the Indo–Sri Lanka Accord of July 1987, the intervention was intended to … Continue reading How can the role and consequences of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka be critically examined in terms of its political, strategic, and diplomatic implications for India–Sri Lanka relations and the broader regional security architecture in South Asia?

Examine the role of ethnic identities in shaping the processes of nation-building across South Asian states, and assess how these dynamics influence inter-state relations within the region.

17th July 2025 ~ Polity Prober

Ethnic Identities and Nation-Building in South Asia: Implications for Inter-State Relations Introduction South Asia is marked by exceptional ethnic, linguistic, religious, and cultural diversity, a legacy of millennia-old civilizational evolution, colonial administrative classifications, and contested postcolonial state formation. The processes of nation-building across South Asian states—India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives—have … Continue reading Examine the role of ethnic identities in shaping the processes of nation-building across South Asian states, and assess how these dynamics influence inter-state relations within the region.