Pakistan marks 50th anniversary of India war

Pakistan on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade. The major fighting of the war took place between August and September 1965, with both sides claiming victory after it ended in stalemate […]

Pakistan on Sunday marked the 50th anniversary of its second war with arch-rival India, weeks after the two nuclear powers faced off in some of their deadliest skirmishes for over a decade.
The major fighting of the war took place between August and September 1965, with both sides claiming victory after it ended in stalemate following the intervention of the United States and the Soviet Union.
Every year Pakistan celebrates September 6 as “Defense Day” with the media eulogizing the powerful army for thwarting Indian “aggression.”
But there is agreement among historians that the conflict began after Pakistani forces infiltrated the Indian-administered part of the disputed mountainous territory of Kashmir. Since gaining independence from Britain in 1947, the two countries have fought three wars — two of them over Kashmir.