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| Indo-Pak War 1965 |
On this day, September 11, 1965,
the Indian Army captured the town of Burki, southeast of Lahore, during the
1965 India–Pakistan War. The India–Pakistan War of 1965, also known as the
Second India–Pakistan War. A military war between Pakistan and India that
lasted from August to September 1965. The fighting began in response to
Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which aimed to smuggle troops into Jammu and
Kashmir to instigate an insurgency against Indian control.
The seventeen-week conflict cost
thousands of lives on both sides and included the largest armored vehicle
battle and tank battle since World War II. The conflict did not end, but it
embroiled the United States and the Soviet Union in a way that had a
significant impact on future superpower involvement in the region.
Previously, after the partition
of British India in August 1947, there were differences between Pakistan and
India on many issues. Although the Kashmir War was the most visible problem dividing
the two countries, there were other border conflicts, particularly on the Rann
of Kutch, a desolate region of the Indian state of Gujarat. The conflict
originally occurred in 1956, and resulted in India regaining control of the
disputed area.
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