Editor’s note: This series by one of India’s leading military historians of contemporary times showcases chronological vignettes of war and conflict in independent India. *** Testing the Indians in Kutch The summer of 1965 saw a buoyant Pakistani Armed Forces under an overconfident military dictator, General Ayub Khan, test the resolve and preparedness of India’s Armed Forces in the salt …
In a recent opinion piece penned for the New York Times, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan asked the world to wake up to the conflict in Kashmir because if it does not, there is a risk of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan. While the world indeed needs to take action on ongoing crackdown and rights abuses in India, …
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