Sri Lanka, Oct. 27 -- The 1987 Indo-Lanka Accord marked a defining moment in Sri Lanka's modern history, altering its relations with India and redrawing the island's political landscape. Written from a deeply personal lens, Navin Dissanayake revisits the turbulent events that led to the agreement, its aftermath of violence, and its enduring legacy of cooperation amid sacrifice and loss.

Navin Dissanayake

It's been 38 years since the Indo-Lanka accord of 1987 was signed between Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of India and President JR Jayawardene of Sri Lanka. I had a ringside view of what happened leading up to it. I am penning these words on the occasion of my father's 31st death anniversary, and there is a spasm of trepidation in my heart...