ABOUT THE BOOK
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Decades of Pakistani resentment over India`s stance on
Kashmir, and its subsequent attempt to force a military solution on the issue,
led to the 1965 war between the two neighbours. It ended in a stalemate on the
battlefield, and after a mere twenty-one days, the war was brought to a
dramatic end with the signing of a peace treaty at Tashkent. The opposing sides
both claimed victory, however, and also catalogues of heroic deeds that have
since taken on the character of mythology. Although neither prevailed outright,
the one undoubted loser in the conflict was the incumbent President of
Pakistan, General Ayub Khan, who staked his political and military reputation
on Pakistan emerging victorious. With the superpowers unwilling assist in
negotiations, and Pakistan reluctant to damage its alliance with America, the
agreement that followed only reinforced India`s position not to surrender
anything during diplomacy that Pakistan had failed to gain militarily. This
book examines in detail the politics, diplomacy and military manoeuvres of the
war, using British and American declassified documents and memoirs, as well as
some unpublished interviews. It provides a comprehensive overview of the
conflict and makes sense of the morass of diplomacy and the confusion of war.
ABOUT Author
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FAROOQ BAJWA completed a
PhD in International relations at the London School of Economics in 1990. He
lectured on history and politics at a variety of universities and institutions
before training to become a barrister and a solicitor. He is the author of Pakistan:
An Historic and Contemporary Look, a major textbook in Pakistan for students of
the country’s history.