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60 Years of 1965 War Victory

September 24 , 2025 15 hrs 0 min 41 0

India is commemorating the diamond jubilee of India’s victory in the 1965 war against Pakistan.
On August 5, 1965, Pakistani troops camouflaged as Kashmiri locals crossed the LOC.
This infiltration strategy was codenamed Operation Gibraltar.
The Indian Army retaliated and captured the Haji Pir Pass in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
On 1 September, Pakistan put into action its Operation Grand Slam aimed at capturing the town of Akhnoor in Jammu.
This war was fought on many fronts including in Rajasthan.
The war ended on 23 September 1965 after the UNSC called for an unconditional ceasefire from both.
Ceasefire negotiations were hosted by the USSR in Tashkent (now in Uzbekistan) in January 1966 which led to the Tashkent Agreement.
The signatories to this agreement were Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistani President Ayub Khan.