What Were India's Key Lessons From 1965 Indo-Pak War? | Independence Day Special | English News

As Pakistan continued to harbour its obsession to take over the Kashmir valley, it saw an opportunity following India’s military defeat after the Chinese invasion of 1962, as the Indian army was reorganizing itself. Goaded on by a US think-tank study that suggested that Pakistan could capture Kashmir with better-implemented plans, Pakistan’s leader Gen. Ayub Khan, egged on by his young and ambitious foreign minister Zulfikar Bhutto, decided on a 2 part operation against India. When India’s military commanders alerted the political leadership, they allowed India’s armed forces to stall Pakistan’s plans to launch a full-fledged military assault- operation Grand Slam- across Jammu and Punjab to break Kashmir away from India’s mainland. Indian military response was so ferocious; it took Pakistan by complete surprise. But why did India’s leadership fail to exploit the gains of India’s armed forces? Defence Analyst & Consulting Editor of Times Network Maroof Raza brings you a series that will look at the several wars that India has fought since 1947. #indopakwar #independenceday #azadikaamritmahotsavRead More