6th September 1965 - A neutral perspective

[the_kaur]

Re: 6th September 1965 - A neutral perspective

@ehsan

That was my point the Indians panicked at the losses they were suffering in chamb jorian and having failed to contain the Pak army there they wanted to open other fronts in order to divided the Pak army which they outnumbered and out gunned. So it was India who crossed the International border and wanted to capture Lahore but failed. As for BD saga India took advantage of a civil war, purely of Pakistan’s own making, Pakistan would have done the same if the roles were reversed so no strategic planning by India there.

pak should have done the same to India during the 1962 India/China war and walked into Kashmir at that time. Grave mistake by Pak there.

That precisely my point is, Gibraltor failed miserably, Grandslam was the second phase, it was strategic blunder to think India won’t react in punjab and will fight only in Kashmir,65 war was in reality started by Pakistanis not Indians, Indians only crossed international line, just like 71 where complete skirmishes started in last week of november but war officially started when PAF attacked on 3rd December, entire war was planned by Pakistan, not only poorly planned Pakistan even misjudged the Indian reaction. Leaving area so near to Lahore was itself one of the biggest mistake. 71 war was masterminded by R&AW, not only training but even supporting Muktibahini.
Pak had another chance in the time of Bhidranwale in 1984, but mard-e-momin was not ready to engage his forces against Indira, in counter offensive of Indian in Punjab many escaped to the Pakistan even then.
Indo-China was surprise for IAF, my grandfather was POW of that war, when Chinks captured air bases in east, leave alone preparedness of Pakistan, because even Pakistan wasn’t aware what was happening then.