IPKF in Sri Lanka –Chapter 3; Planning & Induction

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IPKF in Sri Lanka – Chapter 3 Planning & Induction 

Most officers read about Operation Pawan.
Very few understand how it was actually planned, organised, and executed.

These notes break down IPKF Planning & Induction (1987) exactly the way DSSC examiners expect you to analyse operations—through contingency planning, tri-service coordination, command decisions, communications, and logistics explanation of why the IPKF induction only appeared sudden

• Step-by-step coverage of Army HQ contingency planning

• Strategic background of Sri Lanka’s internal crisis & India’s security concerns

• Tri-service command structure, force earmarking, and authority flow

• Critical jointness failures—what worked and what didn’t

• Communications architecture (troposcatter, satellite, HF/VHF/UHF)

• Logistics planning under secrecy, sea vs air maintenance

• Hard operational lessons: why real operations differ from exercises