278702843-1965-War-the-Inside-Story-1 3 PDF
278702843-1965-War-the-Inside-Story-1 3 PDF
278702843-1965-War-the-Inside-Story-1 3 PDF
Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan War)
Namaste, Welcome Contact Us | Track Your Order | Register | Sign In |
Home > Books > History > 1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan
War) My Gallery
History Prev | Next
Sign In | Register to save to My Gallery
Displaying 1072 of 4201 Previous | Next
1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s
Diary of IndiaPakistan War) Related Links
The Taj Mahal Architecture
of a Love Story
Add to Gallery
Buy Now
Send as ecard Related Items
Post a Query The Blood Telegram: India's
Secret War in E...
Gary J. Bass Hardcover
Recommend 0
Price: $35.00
Nuclear Deterrence In
Southern Asia: China,...
Arpit Rajain Paperback
Price: $36.00
Witness to Life and Freedom
(Margaret Bourk...
Pramod Kapoor& Gopalkrishna
Gandhi Hardcover
Price: $30.00
The Great Divide: India and
Pakistan
Ira Pande Hardcover
Specifications
Price: $30.00
Item Code: NAI349 Price: $21.00 Shipping Free
by R.D. Pradhan
Hardcover (Edition: 2013)
Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd.
ISBN 9788126907625
Language: English
Size: 9 inch X 5.5 inch
Pages: 160 (12 B/W Illustrations)
Weight of the Book: 400 gms Add to Gallery Buy Now
Viewed times since 13th Sep, 2014
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/1965warinsidestorydefenceministerybchavansdiaryofindiapakistanwarNAI349/ 1/5
9/5/2015 1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan War)
Description
About the Author
R.D. Pradhan joined the Indian Administrative Service (lAS) in the erstwhile Bombay State in
1952.ln 1960 he joined Y.B. Chavan, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra as his Private Secretary.
In 1965 he joined the Ministry of Commerce and handled several landmark negotiations. In
1967 he was appointed as India’s Representative in Geneva to UNCTAD and GATT and later
joined the UN.
In 1982 he was appointed the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra and in 1985 the Union Home
Secretary. In 1987 he became the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh and also acted as Governor of
Bihar. He was awarded Padma Bhushan for distinguished Public Service in negotiating peace
accords for the Punjab, Assam and Mizoram.
As an author he has to his credit books like Working with Rajiv Gandhi and Debacle to Revival
On Y.B. Chavan’s Tenure as the Defence Minister. He has written several books in Marathi as
well.
Currently settled down in Mumbai, he is Vicechairman of the Nehru Center and a Trustee of
the Y.B. Chavan Foundation.
Preface
The diary of the 1965 IndoPak War recorded by the Defence Minister in his own hand was
found in Y.B. Chavan’s papers deposited according to his ‘Will’ in the Venutai Chavan Smarak
Library in Karad, Satara district of Maharashtra. Late Shri Shyamrao Pawar, a Trustee, made it
available to me for publication in a suitable manner. I had reproduced it in my book Debacle to
Revival, Y.B. Chavan as Defence Minister 196265, published by the Orient Longman (1999).
This publication is not an account of 1965 IndiaPakistan War. The author, while familiar with
the working of the Defence Ministry, the Army headquarters and defence formations, does not
claim any expertise to deal with complex military operations. Deployment of troops and battles
have therefore been dealt with somewhat sketchily, with the limited objective of annotating what
the Defence Ministerhas written in the Diary in his own cryptic style.
During the last four decades, several books detailing the Military Operations have been
published by defence officers of India and Pakistan. In describing the course of these events in
the IndoPak War of 1965, the author has mainly relied on accounts given in The IndoPakistan
Conflict by Russel Brines; Behind the Scene by Maj. Gen. Joginder Singh and Missed
Opportunities, IndoPak War 1965 by Maj. Gen. Lachhman Singh. The author has found
material available in Capt. Amrinder Singh’s Lest We Forget (1999) and Lt. Gen. Harbaksh
Singh’s In the Line of DutyA Soldier Remembers (2000) of use in checking out material used
from three publications mentioned earlier. Author gratefully acknowledges debt that he owes to
all these authors.
This book is intended to highlight what is known as the ‘Higher Direction of War’ by the
Defence Minister, who enjoyed trust and full backing of the Prime Minister late Lal Bahadur
Shastri. For the author that alone is an important reason to publish the Diary. The Henderson
Brook Report of Inquiry into NEFA Reverses in 1962 IndiaChina War had commented that the
political leadership did not offer to the Service Chiefs sufficient guidance in shape of what is
known in military parlance as ‘Higher Directions of War’. Chavan had described that the main
aim of the Inquiry was to learn lessons. 1965 War was a test, whether those lessons had been
learnt, and how well? The Defence Minister’s Diary may help military historians to make that
assessment.
In order to help reader to follow the course of events, the book is divided broadly in three
sections. The first section, Chapters 15, briefly describes situation on ground, Pakistan’s
intentions and India’s military assessment. Second section contains the Diary of 22day India
Pakistan War as recorded by Y.B. Chavan. It is presented in two parts. In Part I, Chapters 613,
it has been reproduced in full, with commentary relating to the military operations and other
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/1965warinsidestorydefenceministerybchavansdiaryofindiapakistanwarNAI349/ 2/5
9/5/2015 1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan War)
matters referred to by the Defence Minister while Part 11, Chapters 1417, contains daytoday
extracts of the Diary relating to the United Nations and other diplomatic interventions. Third
section, Chapters 1822, is an overall assessment of the conduct of war, of relationship between
the Defence Minister and the Chiefs, of lessons learnt after the IndiaChina conflict in 1962 and
Y.B. Chavan’s reflections on futility of wars to resolve the basic issue that led to the first India
Pakistan war.
I hope that this publication may be of interest to students of military history, officers of armed
forces and may be of use to political leaders, who are entrusted with the task of defence and
security of India’s borders and decisions relating to war and peace.
Prologue
1965 IndoPakistan War had its origin in what Pakistan regarded as the Kashmir issue. In 1962,
when China attacked from the northern borders, Pakistan saw an opportunity to create problems
on the Western Front. Pakistan was firmly restrained by the United Kingdom and the United
States. On the Chinese declaring unilateral ceasefire both offered military assistance to India.
That had upset President Ayub, and Pakistan started strong propaganda against the massive arms
aid to India.
India’s position on Kashmir was made clear at the beginning of 1964 by the Indian
representative in the UN Security Council. He stated that, “The threats of violence which have
been emanated from Pakistan must cease.” Then he added, “Once better atmosphere prevails, it
would be possiblewe are prepared to discuss with Pakistan all our outstanding differences.” In
December 1964, the Home Minister, Gulzarilal Nanda, declared in the Parliament political
measures which would put the state of Jammu and Kashmir on par with the other Indian states
under the Constitution. These measures included legal powers to enable Government of India to
impose the President’s Rule.
After this, President Ayub and Pakistan Government started preparations for armed conflict with
India. Pakistan developed a four phase strategy to capture Kashmir valley by force. The first
consisted of a ‘probing encounter’ in some place of Pakistan’s choosing; the second, an allout
but disguised invasion of Kashmir. The third was a fullscale army assault by the Pakistan Army
in the Chhamb Sector to cut off the Indian supply line to Jammu and Kashmir and finally, a
massive lightning armoured attack to capture Amritsar and as much of other Indian territory as
possible, to be exchanged eventually for Kashmir.
The first operation, codenamed The Operation Desert Hawk was launched early in 1965 in the
Ram of Kutch. On the outbreak of the conflict Harold Wilson initiated moves to secure ceasefire
and eventually the matter was referred to arbitration. That set the stage for the second phase to
launch a guerrilla type operation in Jammu and Kashmir, named Operation Gibraltar.
On failure of Operation Gibraltar, President Ayub Khan egged on by Zulfikar Bhutto, his
Foreign Minister, decided on military option. On 29 August he sent a top secret order to his
Army Chief General, Mohammed Musa:
1. ... to take such action as will defreeze Kashmir problem [sic], weaken India’s resolve and
bring her to the conference table without provoking a general war. However, the element of
escalation is always present in such struggles. So, whilst confining our actions to the Kashmir
area we must not be unmindful that India may, in desperation, involve us in a general war or
violate Pakistani territory where we are weak. We must therefore be prepared for such
contingency.
2. To expect quick results in this struggle, when India has much larger forces than us, would be
unrealistic. Therefore our action should be such that can be sustained over a long period.
3. As a general rule, Hindu morale would not stand for more than a couple of hard blows
delivered at the right time and the right place. Such opportunities should therefore be sought and
exploited.
The operation was codenamed: Operation Grand Slam.
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/1965warinsidestorydefenceministerybchavansdiaryofindiapakistanwarNAI349/ 3/5
9/5/2015 1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan War)
Contents
Author’s Note Xi
Preface Xv
Prologue xvii
SECTION I
1. A Momentous Decision 3
2. Backdrop to Operation Gibraltar 5
Geographical Features and Indian Army’s
3. 9
Appreciation
4. The Attack 12
5. A Defence Minister’s Diary 14
SECTION II
Part I: military operations
6. Surprise: Pak Offensive 21
7. Operation Riddle: Counter Offensive 32
8. Of Cowardice and Panic 39
9. Turning the Corner 45
10. The Stupid Incident 54
11. Stepping Up of Pressure 57
12. Retreat to the Beas 62
13. The Chinese Checkers 65
PartII: Un & Other Diplomatic Interventions
14. Last Phase 77
15. War & Diplomacy 85
16. U Thant’s Diplomacy 91
17. Ceasefire Drama 99
SECTION III
18. Preparation for Role 103
19. Defence Minister and the Chiefs 108
20. Higher Direction of War 119
21. A Futile War 125
Future of IndiaPakistan Relations: Chavan’s
22. 128
Reflections
Annexure: Statement by the Defence Minister
130
Regarding the NEF A Enquiry
Index 139
List of Illustrations
Captured weapons and ammunitions being
68
shown to Defence Minister
Captured weapons and ammunitions being
69
shown to Defence Minister
Defence Minister with Air Officers and Gnat
70
that shot down Pakistan’s FI04
Y.B. Chavan addressing Army Officers and
71
Jawans
Defence Minister visiting Front with COAS 72
Y.B. Chavan with Jawans 73
Pak’s Patton Tanks captured in Khemkaran
73
Sector
At dinner hosted for the Chiefs: (left to right)
AirMarshal Arjan Singh, Gen. ].N. Chaudhuri,
74
C. Subramaniam, Admiral D.S. Soman
President Ayub greeting PM Lal Bahadur Shastri 121
Tashkent Conference in session 122
PM Lal Bahadur Shastri with President Ayub,
123
Kosygin and others
PM Lal Bahadur Shastri signing the Agreement
with
Y.B. Chavan by his side 124
List of Maps
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/1965warinsidestorydefenceministerybchavansdiaryofindiapakistanwarNAI349/ 4/5
9/5/2015 1965 War The Inside Story (Defence Minister Y.B. Chavan’s Diary of IndiaPakistan War)
The Chhamb Sector 13
Pakistani Thrust and India’s Counterthrust
30
(Western Sector)
The Western Front 31
Pak Offensive PlanKhemkaran Sector 44
Displaying 1072 of 4201 Previous | Next
Post a Comment
* Name * Email
Hide your EmailID
* Verify the characters on the left
Sold Items | Testimonials | RSS Feeds | Affiliates Program | Track Your Order | Send a Gift | Contact Us
All rights reserved. Copyright 2015 © Exotic India
FAQs | Disclaimer | Return Policy | Privacy Policy | Shipping Policy | Terms of Use | Newsletter | Links | Site Map
Popular search terms
Indian Jewelry: Bridal Jewelry | Tourmaline Jewelry | Coral Jewelry | Amethyst Jewelry | Carnelian Jewelry | Moonstone Jewelry | Garnet Jewelry | Pearl Jewelry | Lapis Lazuli
Jewelry | Turquoise Jewelry Buy Turquoise Necklaces & Rings | Exotic India Art | Peridot Jewelry | Chalcedony Jewelry | Amber Jewelry | Labradorite Jewelry | Citrine Jewelry | Sterling
Silver Jewelry
Hinduism: Lord Vishnu the Preserver | Lord Ganesha – The Charming God Venerated By All | Lord Shiva – The Destroyer | Bhakta Hanuman | Saraswati – The Shakti behind
Creation | Goddess Lakshmi Bestower of Prosperity | Goddess Parvati | Goddess Durga
Buddhism: Mandalas – The Zenith of Spiritual Art | Green Tara – The Emerald Hued Deity | Gautam Buddha
Site Powered by www.unlimitedfx.com
http://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/1965warinsidestorydefenceministerybchavansdiaryofindiapakistanwarNAI349/ 5/5