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Indo–Pakistani War of 1965
Part of the Indo–Pakistani war and conflicts
Kashmir region 2004.jpg
Geopolitical map of Kashmir provided by American CIA, ca. 2004
Date August – 23 September 1965
Location
Western Front

Eastern Front

  • India-East Pakistan border
Result
  • Inconclusive; United Nations mandated ceasefire.
  • No permanent territorial changes (see Tashkent Declaration)

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of India. This conflict became known as the Second Kashmir War fought by India and Pakistan over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, the first having been fought in 1947. The war began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Indian-held Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an insurgency against illegal rule by India. The five-week war caused thousands of casualties on both sides. It ended in a United Nations (UN) mandated ceasefire and the subsequent issuance of the Tashkent Declaration.

Images for kids

  • 1965 Infiltrators

    A declassified US State Department letter that confirms the existence of hundreds of "infiltrators" in the Indian-administered part of the disputed Kashmir region. Dated during the events running up to the 1965 war.

  • PAF gallery

    Captured Indian Folland Gnat on display at the PAF Museum Karachi.

  • Pakistani Infantry and M4A1E6 tanks advance during the 1965 war

    Pakistani Infantry advance with support from M4A1E6 tanks during the 1965 war

  • Destroyed Patton Tank (1965 Indo-Pak War)

    Destroyed Sherman Tank

  • Pakistani soldiers with captured Indian AMX-13

    Pakistani soldiers inspecting a captured Indian AMX-13

  • Mcconaughy20oct1965a

    Telegram from the Embassy of the United States in Karachi: "Continuing propaganda regarding achievements of Pak forces seems to have convinced most that only Pak forbearance saved the Indians from disaster."

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Shauryanjali, a commemorative exhibition on the 1965 war

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other politicians visit Shauryanjali, a commemorative exhibition on the 1965 war, 17 September 2015

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