Indo Pak WAR-1965 : The Real Story.
India & Pakisthan,both are celebrating the War of 1965. Pak calls it Defence of Pakisthan Day on September/06, claims it defeated the Indian Aggression, India claims victory over Pakisthan. The Historical view- From Mohammed Gazni to Robert Clive India has been defeated at the hands of Invaders. As FM Montegomery said that Indians know how to DIE for their country but not to WIN a WAR : It is a well known fact that Hindus (Also Slkhs) are tradationally opposed to Muslims(Islam) During the Muslim rule,there were no No communal riots. The divide & rule policy of Britishers(which the Indian Govt is successfully following) resulted in communal riots & eventually led to the Partition of the country in the year 1947.
"Hans ke liya hai Pakisthan,larke lenge hindusthan",was the slogan of Muslims, The Tribal people under the commander, Major General Akbar Khan invaded the J&K, ruled by a Hindu king ,Maharaja Hari Singh. The Indian Army pushed back the invading forces in november 1947, at Shalatang near Srinagar. We advanced upto 60 miles(URI) when the Army was halted by Nehru,then the PM of India ( It was a real BAD decision) On January/01, 1949 a cease fire was ordered by UN. By then India had crossed to Leh, via the Zozila Pass.(That is why it is under our possession today).
The Chinese inflicted a humiliating DEFEAT in the year 1962.The army ran away from the Battle field under the commandership of Lt.Gen. BM Kaul (Another Kashmiri like Nehru, both share the same surname) Ayub Khan & ZA Bhutto,thought that the time is ripe for taking over J&K & even advance upto Delhi., Sheikh Abdullaha was dismissed and imprisoned by the Indian Govt in 1953. The people of Kashmir were demanding Plebiscite(Promised by Nehru in UN) Shastri,succeeded Nehru(as a stop gap arrangement,before Indhira could take over) He was weak & he ignored the claim of Army for modern weapons,the forces were only equipped with second world war vintage weapon systems,badly clothed & was of low MORALE. The time was right for Ayub to send thousands of infiltrators,initially ,followed by regular soldiers(Operation Gibraltor) Though the strength of Army & Airforce was increased after the glorious defeat in 1962 (Nehru died the day China attacked India),yet there was no assimilation.On sept/01/1965 ,No.11 corps,crossed the international border in Panjab & 15 div advanced in the Lahore sector.No 1 corps advanced from Sambha to Sialkot. The Pak Air Force was superior & they controlled the Air Space.Our troops did not get major Air support.for ground OPs.we had to withdraw our troops t Ichhagal canal ( Pak withdrew its forces from Akhnoor to defend Panjab) Our Air Craft was destroyed on ground at Pathankot,Avanthipur,& even in Kalaikunda. It appears there was much confusion in the higher levels of No 1 Corps,but at lower levels the Army fought very well,unfortunately they could not clear the Mine field near Sialkot. Our grand strategy was a Grand Flop.General Choudhry,justifed the withdrawal from Lahore,as he himself said,he did not want to fight street battles in Lahore.(like Germany in Stalingrad) Our forces had actually reached the outskirts of Lahore. Pakisthan retaliated with a counter offensive at Tarn Taran and their tanks started moving towards Beas. At Asal Utar,the much hyped Paton Tanks were mercilessly destroyed.Pak stopped its offensive. The WAR ended with a ceasefire after 22 days: Ayub & Bhutto got sacked and Shastri died in Tashkent: USSR brokered a Ceasefire agreement."Status Quo Ante "as on sept/01/1965 was restored. Haji Pir Pass, won at great risk,cost and effort had to be given back(This is the entry point for Pak Infiltrators today) Pak withdrew from the Chamb Jurian sector. Now Akhnoor was safe from Pak Threat.The 1947 war was a great blow to the concept of Racial superiority of Pakisthanis. They consider 1965 war is only a setback.The 1971 war was a complete ROUT. Now Pakisthan knows where it stands,they have resorted to ,what Bhutto called a "Thousand cuts" Cross Border Terrorism is their new Tactic & Strategy. They are building a nuclear arsenal & are blackmailing India with success. As some statesmen said in America,we should speak softly,but carry a long stick to go far in this world.
India & Pakisthan,both are celebrating the War of 1965. Pak calls it Defence of Pakisthan Day on September/06, claims it defeated the Indian Aggression, India claims victory over Pakisthan. The Historical view- From Mohammed Gazni to Robert Clive India has been defeated at the hands of Invaders. As FM Montegomery said that Indians know how to DIE for their country but not to WIN a WAR : It is a well known fact that Hindus (Also Slkhs) are tradationally opposed to Muslims(Islam) During the Muslim rule,there were no No communal riots. The divide & rule policy of Britishers(which the Indian Govt is successfully following) resulted in communal riots & eventually led to the Partition of the country in the year 1947.
"Hans ke liya hai Pakisthan,larke lenge hindusthan",was the slogan of Muslims, The Tribal people under the commander, Major General Akbar Khan invaded the J&K, ruled by a Hindu king ,Maharaja Hari Singh. The Indian Army pushed back the invading forces in november 1947, at Shalatang near Srinagar. We advanced upto 60 miles(URI) when the Army was halted by Nehru,then the PM of India ( It was a real BAD decision) On January/01, 1949 a cease fire was ordered by UN. By then India had crossed to Leh, via the Zozila Pass.(That is why it is under our possession today).
The Chinese inflicted a humiliating DEFEAT in the year 1962.The army ran away from the Battle field under the commandership of Lt.Gen. BM Kaul (Another Kashmiri like Nehru, both share the same surname) Ayub Khan & ZA Bhutto,thought that the time is ripe for taking over J&K & even advance upto Delhi., Sheikh Abdullaha was dismissed and imprisoned by the Indian Govt in 1953. The people of Kashmir were demanding Plebiscite(Promised by Nehru in UN) Shastri,succeeded Nehru(as a stop gap arrangement,before Indhira could take over) He was weak & he ignored the claim of Army for modern weapons,the forces were only equipped with second world war vintage weapon systems,badly clothed & was of low MORALE. The time was right for Ayub to send thousands of infiltrators,initially ,followed by regular soldiers(Operation Gibraltor) Though the strength of Army & Airforce was increased after the glorious defeat in 1962 (Nehru died the day China attacked India),yet there was no assimilation.On sept/01/1965 ,No.11 corps,crossed the international border in Panjab & 15 div advanced in the Lahore sector.No 1 corps advanced from Sambha to Sialkot. The Pak Air Force was superior & they controlled the Air Space.Our troops did not get major Air support.for ground OPs.we had to withdraw our troops t Ichhagal canal ( Pak withdrew its forces from Akhnoor to defend Panjab) Our Air Craft was destroyed on ground at Pathankot,Avanthipur,& even in Kalaikunda. It appears there was much confusion in the higher levels of No 1 Corps,but at lower levels the Army fought very well,unfortunately they could not clear the Mine field near Sialkot. Our grand strategy was a Grand Flop.General Choudhry,justifed the withdrawal from Lahore,as he himself said,he did not want to fight street battles in Lahore.(like Germany in Stalingrad) Our forces had actually reached the outskirts of Lahore. Pakisthan retaliated with a counter offensive at Tarn Taran and their tanks started moving towards Beas. At Asal Utar,the much hyped Paton Tanks were mercilessly destroyed.Pak stopped its offensive. The WAR ended with a ceasefire after 22 days: Ayub & Bhutto got sacked and Shastri died in Tashkent: USSR brokered a Ceasefire agreement."Status Quo Ante "as on sept/01/1965 was restored. Haji Pir Pass, won at great risk,cost and effort had to be given back(This is the entry point for Pak Infiltrators today) Pak withdrew from the Chamb Jurian sector. Now Akhnoor was safe from Pak Threat.The 1947 war was a great blow to the concept of Racial superiority of Pakisthanis. They consider 1965 war is only a setback.The 1971 war was a complete ROUT. Now Pakisthan knows where it stands,they have resorted to ,what Bhutto called a "Thousand cuts" Cross Border Terrorism is their new Tactic & Strategy. They are building a nuclear arsenal & are blackmailing India with success. As some statesmen said in America,we should speak softly,but carry a long stick to go far in this world.
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