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1965
BIG PICTURE
THEN
© Provided by Indian Express Then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri with officers of 1 Strike Corps (Photo courtesy: Photo Division)
WAR DIARY IN 1965
War diary: Start to finish
May 1964: Trouble in Kanjarkot, Rann of Kutch, as Pakistani trespassing increases. More incidents by Jan-Feb 1965
February-April 1965: India’s 31 Infantry Brigade instructed to capture Kanjarkot in Operation Kabaddi. Pakistan retaliates, launches Desert Hawk II. Raiding party of 6 Punjab (Pakistan) kills eight Indians.
April-June: Ceasefire negotiations begin. Both sides agree to restore status quo as of January 1, 1965. Ceasefire signed. Is to take effect from July 1.
June: Indian military authorities, prompted by ceasefire violations in J&K, decide not to remain passive any longer. Launch offensive.
August 5: Pakistan’s 12 Infantry Division, led by Maj Gen Akhtar Hussain Malik, launches extensive infiltration. Under Operation Gibraltar, 30,000 men are pushed across the ceasefire line (now called LoC) into J&K.
August: Indian leadership decides Pakistan needs to be dealt with strongly. India’s 68 Infantry Brigade is tasked to capture Haji Pir Pass in operation codenamed “Bakshi”. Haji Pir sector is secured. India’s XI Corps and I Corps plan offensive in Lahore and Sialkot. Offensive called off due to ceasefire on the night of September 23.
September 1: Pakistan makes a three-pronged attack. At 3 pm, Brigadier Manmohan Singh, commander of 191 Brigade Group, calls for IAF support when Pakistani tanks have reached 450 metres from Brigade HQ. IAF support arrives at 5 pm and bombs Pakistan army’s gun posts causing damage to all artillery ammunition lorries, tank ammunition. Brigade HQ is moved to Jaurian and given responsibility of defence of Akhnoor.
September 2: Pakistan Sabre jets bomb Jaurian in Jammu but despite initial success and closing in on Akhnoor, Pakistan’s Grand Slam loses momentum. Then, Pakistan carries out air raid on Amritsar.
September 4: UN Security Council adopts a resolution jointly sponsored by six non permanent members for immediate ceasefire in Kashmir. Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastri blames Pakistan for situation in J&K.
September 10: Pakistan’s famed Patton tanks launch a tank offensive on Manawan in Khemkaran sector. A recoilless gun mounted by Havaldar Abdul Hamid knocks out three Patton tanks. Hamid is posthumously awarded Param Vir Chakra.
September 16: Shastri makes a statement in Parliament, puts blame on Pakistan.
September 22: Bhutto makes an impassioned statement on Kashmir at UNSC emergency session. Reads out Ayub Khan’s statement that Pakistan is unsatisfied with ceasefire... India’s permanent representative to UN, G Parthasarathi, conveys that India has accepted ceasefire and asks for a new date to implement it. UNSC fixes it at 3.30 pm on September 23
September 23: Guns go silent.
January 4, 1966: Indian and Pakistani leaders meet in Tashkent, Soviet Union, for talks
January 10: Shastri and Ayub Khan reach a final agreement.
Joint declaration is signed by 4.30 pm.
January 11: Shastri dies of heart attack at 1.30 am.
(Compiled by Pranav Kulkarni)
They were at the forefront
Capt Amarinder Singh, Sikh Regiment, former ADC to GOC-in-C Western Command Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh in 1965
“For me, it was a great opportunity as a youngster to be with Army Commander, Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, who was commanding the entire Western Army which was at war. I saw the Commander at work and not once did I see him stressed. He didn’t show any signs of panic in the worst of conditions, and this (confidence) spread (across the regiment) and that is why the Army did so well.”
***
K S Bajpai, former ambassador to Pakistan (1976-80), who was posted in Karachi during the 1965 war
It is definitely a time to introspect. We may have been successful in stopping Pakistan’s misadventure for the time being in 1965, but we have not managed to leave a lasting impact on them. Pakistan’s determination to wrest Kashmir from us, by any means, fair or foul, still exists. So, measures to tackle such stance must be a part of our policy.
***
Kuldeep Nayar, veteran journalist who, in his book Beyond The Lines - An Autobiography, has chronicled the 1965 conflict
“The 1965 war at best was a draw or just a small edge over Pakistan. Lahore was important but we did have to bypass it. We are boasting too much. We could not avoid it...(Many years ago) I wanted to talk to Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s president then. He said I should talk to (Zulfikar Ali) Bhutto as it was his war. When I met Bhutto, he said, ‘I had really thought that if Pakistan could beat India, this is the time. I was wrong....’”
***
Capt Reet MP Singh (Retd), 8 Cavalry, awarded Vir Chakra for the 1965 war
“I consider myself lucky that I participated in the entire war. It was providence that I was not injured in the beginning of the war and suffered injuries only at the fag end when my regiment was trying to re-capture the village of Mchhike in Khemkaran sector from the Pakistani Army.”
***
Lt Col Nagindar Singh (Retd), 3 Cavalry, fought the 1965 battle
“The bulk of my regiment was deployed in Khemkaran sector in the Battle of Asal Utar while one squadron was near Attari to prevent a flanking Pakistani attack. The morale was high. Troops under my command shot down a Patton tank as it came down the Lahore-Amritsar road and we never saw any Pattons again in that area”.
(Compiled by Pranav Kulkarni)
NOW
2015, FIFTY YEARS LATTER
FIFTY YEARS AFTER 1965
CIVIL - MILITARY
RELATIONS TODAY 2015 :
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSIUf2hD6Io
1965
BIG PICTURE
THEN
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© Provided by Indian Express Then PM Lal Bahadur Shastri with officers of 1 Strike Corps (Photo courtesy: Photo Division)
WAR DIARY IN 1965
War diary: Start to finish
May 1964: Trouble in Kanjarkot, Rann of Kutch, as Pakistani trespassing increases. More incidents by Jan-Feb 1965
February-April 1965: India’s 31 Infantry Brigade instructed to capture Kanjarkot in Operation Kabaddi. Pakistan retaliates, launches Desert Hawk II. Raiding party of 6 Punjab (Pakistan) kills eight Indians.
April-June: Ceasefire negotiations begin. Both sides agree to restore status quo as of January 1, 1965. Ceasefire signed. Is to take effect from July 1.
June: Indian military authorities, prompted by ceasefire violations in J&K, decide not to remain passive any longer. Launch offensive.
August 5: Pakistan’s 12 Infantry Division, led by Maj Gen Akhtar Hussain Malik, launches extensive infiltration. Under Operation Gibraltar, 30,000 men are pushed across the ceasefire line (now called LoC) into J&K.
August: Indian leadership decides Pakistan needs to be dealt with strongly. India’s 68 Infantry Brigade is tasked to capture Haji Pir Pass in operation codenamed “Bakshi”. Haji Pir sector is secured. India’s XI Corps and I Corps plan offensive in Lahore and Sialkot. Offensive called off due to ceasefire on the night of September 23.
September 1: Pakistan makes a three-pronged attack. At 3 pm, Brigadier Manmohan Singh, commander of 191 Brigade Group, calls for IAF support when Pakistani tanks have reached 450 metres from Brigade HQ. IAF support arrives at 5 pm and bombs Pakistan army’s gun posts causing damage to all artillery ammunition lorries, tank ammunition. Brigade HQ is moved to Jaurian and given responsibility of defence of Akhnoor.
September 2: Pakistan Sabre jets bomb Jaurian in Jammu but despite initial success and closing in on Akhnoor, Pakistan’s Grand Slam loses momentum. Then, Pakistan carries out air raid on Amritsar.
September 4: UN Security Council adopts a resolution jointly sponsored by six non permanent members for immediate ceasefire in Kashmir. Indian PM Lal Bahadur Shastri blames Pakistan for situation in J&K.
September 10: Pakistan’s famed Patton tanks launch a tank offensive on Manawan in Khemkaran sector. A recoilless gun mounted by Havaldar Abdul Hamid knocks out three Patton tanks. Hamid is posthumously awarded Param Vir Chakra.
September 16: Shastri makes a statement in Parliament, puts blame on Pakistan.
September 22: Bhutto makes an impassioned statement on Kashmir at UNSC emergency session. Reads out Ayub Khan’s statement that Pakistan is unsatisfied with ceasefire... India’s permanent representative to UN, G Parthasarathi, conveys that India has accepted ceasefire and asks for a new date to implement it. UNSC fixes it at 3.30 pm on September 23
September 23: Guns go silent.
January 4, 1966: Indian and Pakistani leaders meet in Tashkent, Soviet Union, for talks
January 10: Shastri and Ayub Khan reach a final agreement.
Joint declaration is signed by 4.30 pm.
January 11: Shastri dies of heart attack at 1.30 am.
(Compiled by Pranav Kulkarni)
They were at the forefront
Capt Amarinder Singh, Sikh Regiment, former ADC to GOC-in-C Western Command Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh in 1965
“For me, it was a great opportunity as a youngster to be with Army Commander, Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh, who was commanding the entire Western Army which was at war. I saw the Commander at work and not once did I see him stressed. He didn’t show any signs of panic in the worst of conditions, and this (confidence) spread (across the regiment) and that is why the Army did so well.”
***
K S Bajpai, former ambassador to Pakistan (1976-80), who was posted in Karachi during the 1965 war
It is definitely a time to introspect. We may have been successful in stopping Pakistan’s misadventure for the time being in 1965, but we have not managed to leave a lasting impact on them. Pakistan’s determination to wrest Kashmir from us, by any means, fair or foul, still exists. So, measures to tackle such stance must be a part of our policy.
***
Kuldeep Nayar, veteran journalist who, in his book Beyond The Lines - An Autobiography, has chronicled the 1965 conflict
“The 1965 war at best was a draw or just a small edge over Pakistan. Lahore was important but we did have to bypass it. We are boasting too much. We could not avoid it...(Many years ago) I wanted to talk to Ayub Khan, Pakistan’s president then. He said I should talk to (Zulfikar Ali) Bhutto as it was his war. When I met Bhutto, he said, ‘I had really thought that if Pakistan could beat India, this is the time. I was wrong....’”
***
Capt Reet MP Singh (Retd), 8 Cavalry, awarded Vir Chakra for the 1965 war
“I consider myself lucky that I participated in the entire war. It was providence that I was not injured in the beginning of the war and suffered injuries only at the fag end when my regiment was trying to re-capture the village of Mchhike in Khemkaran sector from the Pakistani Army.”
***
Lt Col Nagindar Singh (Retd), 3 Cavalry, fought the 1965 battle
“The bulk of my regiment was deployed in Khemkaran sector in the Battle of Asal Utar while one squadron was near Attari to prevent a flanking Pakistani attack. The morale was high. Troops under my command shot down a Patton tank as it came down the Lahore-Amritsar road and we never saw any Pattons again in that area”.
(Compiled by Pranav Kulkarni)
NOW
2015, FIFTY YEARS LATTER
FIFTY YEARS AFTER 1965
CIVIL - MILITARY
RELATIONS TODAY 2015 :
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