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The Indo-Pakistani war of 1965, also known as the second India–Pakistan war, was an armed conflict between Pakistan and India that took place from August 1965 to September 1965. The conflict began following Pakistan's unsuccessful Operation Gibraltar , [ 12 ] which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an ...
Ayub Khan could not politically survive in the aftermath of the 1965 war with India and fell from the presidency after surrendering presidential power to Army Commander General Yahya in 1969. [3] Afghanistan: Afghanistan-Pakistan Confederation Plan
The Tashkent Declaration was signed between India and Pakistan on 10 January 1966 to resolve the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.Peace was achieved on 23 September through interventions by the Soviet Union and the United States, both of which pushed the two warring countries towards a ceasefire in an attempt to avoid any escalation that could draw in other powers.
Khan gained notability and public fame throughout Pakistan when he was in command of the Pakistan Army during the Second Kashmir War with India in 1965. Khan retired shortly after the 1965 war and embarked on a career in national politics , after which he was appointed to serve as the Governor of West Pakistan , a position he held from 1966 to ...
[3] [4] The idea for Grand Slam came from President Ayub Khan. When he reviewed the plans for Gibraltar in May 1965, he pointed to Akhnur on the map and called it a "jugular" for India. By seizing Akhnur, India's overland supply route to Kashmir would be cut off. [5] Ayub Khan was mistaken. India's supply route to Kashmir did not pass through ...
6 September – Border disputes over Kashmir erupt into full-scale war as Indian forces attack near Lahore. [3] [4] 14 September – The Battle of Chawinda commences. [5] 23 September – A ceasefire is implemented in the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965. [6] The United States supplied the nuclear research reactor through its "Atoms for Peace" program.
In a 1965 speech to the UN Security Council, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, former Prime Minister and former President of Pakistan, declared a thousand-year war against India. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Reetika Sharma writes that Pakistani Army Chief General Zia-ul-Haq gave form to Bhutto's "thousand years war" with the 'bleeding India through a thousand cuts' doctrine ...
The Indo-Pakistani air war of 1965 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred after the failure of Operation Gibraltar in Jammu and Kashmir on 1 September 1965. Pakistan Air Force under Operation Grand Slam and Indian Airforce under Operation Riddle engaged with each other with the last aerial combat taking place on ...