Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

E543296

bilateral agreement peace agreement

The Indo-Sri Lanka Accord is a 1987 bilateral agreement between India and Sri Lanka aimed at resolving the Sri Lankan civil conflict through devolution of power and the deployment of Indian peacekeeping forces.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord canonical	5
Indo-Lanka Accord	3
Indo-Sri Lanka Accord of 1987	3
Indo–Sri Lanka Accord	2
Indo-Sri Lanka Peace Accord of 1987	1
Indo–Sri Lanka Peace Accord	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5740381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Context triple: [Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, legalBasis, Indo-Sri Lanka Accord]

A. Simla Agreement
The Simla Agreement is a 1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan that established a framework for resolving disputes, including over Kashmir, through bilateral negotiations and led to the conversion of the ceasefire line into the Line of Control.
B. Kandyan Convention
The Kandyan Convention was an 1815 treaty by which the British Empire annexed the Kingdom of Kandy, ending Sri Lanka’s last independent monarchy and establishing full colonial rule over the island.
C. Evian Accords
The Evian Accords were the 1962 peace agreements between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front that ended the Algerian War and led to Algeria’s independence.
D. Panchsheel Agreement
The Panchsheel Agreement was a 1954 treaty between India and China that articulated five principles of peaceful coexistence, later seen as a failed foundation for their relationship in the lead-up to the Sino-Indian War.
E. India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements
The India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements are bilateral treaties that define and regulate the maritime boundaries, fishing rights, and related jurisdictional issues between India and Sri Lanka in the surrounding seas.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
Target entity description: The Indo-Sri Lanka Accord is a 1987 bilateral agreement between India and Sri Lanka aimed at resolving the Sri Lankan civil conflict through devolution of power and the deployment of Indian peacekeeping forces.

A. Simla Agreement
The Simla Agreement is a 1972 peace treaty between India and Pakistan that established a framework for resolving disputes, including over Kashmir, through bilateral negotiations and led to the conversion of the ceasefire line into the Line of Control.
B. Kandyan Convention
The Kandyan Convention was an 1815 treaty by which the British Empire annexed the Kingdom of Kandy, ending Sri Lanka’s last independent monarchy and establishing full colonial rule over the island.
C. Evian Accords
The Evian Accords were the 1962 peace agreements between France and the Algerian National Liberation Front that ended the Algerian War and led to Algeria’s independence.
D. Panchsheel Agreement
The Panchsheel Agreement was a 1954 treaty between India and China that articulated five principles of peaceful coexistence, later seen as a failed foundation for their relationship in the lead-up to the Sino-Indian War.
E. India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements
The India–Sri Lanka maritime agreements are bilateral treaties that define and regulate the maritime boundaries, fishing rights, and related jurisdictional issues between India and Sri Lanka in the surrounding seas.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bilateral agreement ⓘ peace agreement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Indo-Lanka Accord ⓘ linked to: Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
countryInvolved	India ⓘ Sri Lanka ⓘ
externalActor	India ⓘ
hasConsequence	India–Sri Lanka relations tensions ⓘ creation of provincial council system in Sri Lanka ⓘ deployment of Indian troops in Sri Lanka ⓘ temporary merger of Northern and Eastern Provinces ⓘ
implementedBy	Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
jurisdiction	Sri Lanka ⓘ
languageConcerned	Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ
legalOutcome	Provincial Councils Act of Sri Lanka ⓘ Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka
mediatedBy	Government of India ⓘ
politicalContext	Cold War era South Asian politics ⓘ ethnic conflict between Sinhalese and Tamils ⓘ
providesFor	cessation of hostilities ⓘ deployment of Indian Peace Keeping Force ⓘ devolution of power to provincial councils ⓘ disarmament of militant groups ⓘ merger of Northern and Eastern Provinces ⓘ official status for Tamil language ⓘ
purpose	devolution of power to provinces in Sri Lanka ⓘ end armed conflict in Sri Lanka ⓘ promote political solution in Sri Lanka ⓘ resolve Sri Lankan civil conflict ⓘ
regionConcerned	Eastern Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Northern Province of Sri Lanka ⓘ linked to: Northern Province, Sri Lanka Tamil-majority areas of Sri Lanka ⓘ
relatedConflict	Sri Lankan Civil War ⓘ
relatedOrganization	Indian Peace Keeping Force ⓘ Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ⓘ Sri Lankan Armed Forces ⓘ linked to: Sri Lanka Armed Forces
signatory	Government of India ⓘ Government of Sri Lanka ⓘ
signedBy	J. R. Jayewardene ⓘ Rajiv Gandhi ⓘ
signedDuring	presidency of J. R. Jayewardene ⓘ prime ministership of Rajiv Gandhi ⓘ
signedIn	Colombo ⓘ
signedOn	1987-07-29 ⓘ
subjectMatter	devolution of political power ⓘ internal security of Sri Lanka ⓘ minority rights in Sri Lanka ⓘ regional security in South Asia ⓘ
timePeriod	late 20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited