संवाद # 142: Did India REALLY Win the 1965 War against Pakistan? Shiv Kunal Verma

Having set the benchmark in the 1990s for films on all the three services, Shiv Kunal Verma has had a unique ringside view of matters military. His coverage of the Kargil War and the films on the National Defence Academy (The Standard Bearers) and the Indian Military Academy (The Making of a Warrior) are considered classics. His illustrated books include Tamil Nadu and the highly acclaimed work—The Northeast Trilogy—which has also been published as a large format book. The Long Road to Siachen: The Question Why and 1962: The War That Wasn’t are considered among the most authoritative works in the Indian military history genre.

In this episode we discuss in detail his book '1965: A Western Sunrise - India's War With Pakistan'. You can order your copy here: https://www.amazon.in/1965-WESTERN-Sh...

0:00 Promo
3:05 1962 Vs 1965 war
6:00 General Chaudhary’s role
9:10 Mountbatten Returns with his Evil Plan
14:48 Major General DK Palit
19:00 Pakistani misread Shastri
20:55 Bhutto’s rise & his importance
23:12 Bhutto & Rann of Kutch connection
24:20 Mao gave Op Gibraltar plan to Bhutto
26:01 Role of Indian Navy in 1965 war
29:17 Understanding Rann of Kutch
32:13 Pak had better weaponry in 1965 war
38:16 India stops Pak in Rann
40:12 Rann is worse than Siachen
45:02 India responded in Kargil
47:50 Operation Ablaze that didn’t happen
49:47 General Harbaksh Vs General Chaudhary
51:48 Was Major General Niranjan Prasad incompetent?
55:31 No intelligence about Ichogil Canal
57:13 Jaggi Nath’s exploits
1:03:22 Operation Gibraltar plan & execution
1:08:48 Why Op Gibraltar failed
1:12:24 Pakistan launches Op Grand Slam
1:16:07 Bhaskar Roy deserved PVC
1:18:50 Why Army Chief delayed air support
1:21:58 Role of Air Force in 1965 war
1:28:52 The tragedy of Lahore
1:38:00 Situation at ceasefire
1:39:15 Army chief lied to PM Shastri
1:43:14 Civilian bombing by Pak Air Force
1:45:52 What happened in Tashkent
1:48:58 Who REALLY won the 1965 war