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Funny, most of the reports I've read say India managed to repel the assault on Kashmir and pushed into Pakistan before the stalemate and ceasefire.wtf are you on about. India lost the 1965 war
what are you smoking
every international media outlet reported it as India lost.
"The war was militarily inconclusive; each side held prisoners and some territory belonging to the other. Losses were relatively heavy—on the Pakistani side, twenty aircraft, 200 tanks, and 3,800 troops. Pakistan's army had been able to withstand Indian pressure, but a continuation of the fighting would only have led to further losses and ultimate defeat for Pakistan. Most Pakistanis, schooled in the belief of their own martial prowess, refused to accept the possibility of their country's military defeat by "Hindu India" and were, instead, quick to blame their failure to attain their military aims on what they considered to be the ineptitude of Ayub Khan and his government."
- "Pakistan :: The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965". Library of Congress Country Studies
"This time, India's victory was nearly total: India accepted cease-fire only after it had occupied 740 square miles, though Pakistan had made marginal gains of 210 square miles of territory. Despite the obvious strength of the Indian wins, both countries claim to have been victorious."
- Jamal, Shadow War 2009
"Although both sides lost heavily in men and material, and neither gained a decisive military advantage, India had the better of the war. New Delhi achieved its basic goal of thwarting Pakistan's attempt to seize Kashmir by force. Pakistan gained nothing from a conflict which it had instigated."
- "India and the United States estranged democracies", 1941–1991, ISBN
Sure India didn't win in the sense that we never completely invaded Pakistan, but we obtained our objective of repelling operation Gibraltar and Pakistan lost that objective.
All of this is off topic btw, create another thread if you wanna talk about it.