Operation Pawan

Operation Pawan was India's first and only out-of-country operation, which commenced as a peace-keeping operation but later on converted into peace-enforcing one. It provided unique operational challenges for all three components of the Indian Armed Forces. It was an operation where fixed and rotary wing aircraft of the Indian Armed Forces flew near to a hundred thousand sorties over a period of 21?2 years – a stupendous effort, however, one considers it.

The work describes in detail the role of air power in various operations right from Operation Poomalai on 4 June 1987 till the completion of deinduction of the IPKF in March 1990.

This is perhaps, the only book that covers the history of Operation Pawan right from its conception to the induction of forces into Sri Lanka till the deinduction of the IPKF. It also covers the background which led to the Indian intervention into what was essentially Sri Lanka's internal matter as well as various political developments that led to the change of the role of the IPKF during that period.