Re: Bilour proposes confederation of Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan!!!
india’s objective was to sucessfully repulse the pakistani infiltrators in kashmir and subsequently retaliate for that provocation. isn’t that exactly what happened?
if you think pride/bragging rights are dependent on whether or not india captured lahore then you implicitly had shockingly low expectations of the pakistani army. shouldn’t the chest-thumping be more dependent on whether or not india repulsed the infiltrators or succumbed to them? whether Operation Gibraltar achieved its objectives or failed miserably? whether Operation Grand Slam achieved its objectives or failed miserably? whether india lost territory and whether delhi was captured?
it seems the perception of victory/loss all depends on what you expect of your military rather than a conventional assessment of achievements vs. objectives.