WARS THAT INDIA HAS FOUGHT

War Fought Against YearIndo - Pak Pakistan 1947

Operation Polo Hyderabad 1948

Goa Liberation War Portuguese 1961

Indo - China China 1962

Indo - Pak Pakistan 1965

Indo - Pak Pakistan 1971

Kargil War Pakistan 1999

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Indo-Pak War of 1947

• Started on 22nd October 1947

•Pakistani army invaded Kashmir to take over Srinagar

• Maharaja Hari Singh agreed to be part of the Union of India

• Jammu & Kashmir - integral part of India.

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Indo-Pak War of 1947

• Co-ordination between the army and air force

• Ended on January 1st 1949

• A formal cease fire agreement

• Formation of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and the Line of Control between the two nations.

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Operation Polo

• Hyderabad – majority Hindus and Muslim leader

• Hyderabad’s Nizam, Osman Ali Khan wanted to be part Pakistan

• Mass murder and atrocities on the Hindu population

• Sardar Patel’s decision - Annex the state of Hyderabad.

• September 1948 - Indian armed forces attacked

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Goa Liberation War

• Government Wanted A united nation

• Operation Vijay

• In 1961, the Indian armed forces attacked

• Lasted for 36 hours

• Liberated Goa from 451 years of Portuguese colonial rule in India

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Indo-China war of 1962

• Claimed major portions of Indian territories in Kashmir.

• Started on October 20, 1962,

• Attacked to capture the claimed territories.

• Ended on 20th November, 1962

• Declaring a cease fire.

• Resulted in loss of Indian territory – Aksai Chin

• Dismal defeat of Indian armed forces

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Indo Pak War of 1965

• Assumed India was weak after suffering a defeat by China, Pakistan attacked India on 6th September, 1965

• Operation Gibraltar

• Purpose was to take over Kashmir

• Lasted for 5 weeks

• Biggest tank battles after World War II

• Defeat of Pakistan

• Cease fire declaration by the UN

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Indo Pak war of 1971

• Atrocities on Hindu population in 1971 in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)

• Increase in number of refugees coming to India.

• Civil war broke out in East Pakistan

• India wanted an end to the problem.

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• Anticipating intervention, Pakistan attacked on the night of December 4th,1971

• Air raids on Indian air bases across the western front.

• Longewala battle

• 120 Indian soldiers against 2000 Pakistani soldiers and an entire tank regiment.

• Resisted and attacked strongly

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• Lasted for 2 weeks and

• Formation of Bangladesh with the defeat of Pakistan.

• 3000 Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives for this victory.

• Over 90,000 Pakistani troops taken prisoners.

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INS VIKRANT Carrier Battle Group

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Kargil War

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• Pakistani troops’ infiltration in Kargil, Leh and Drass sectors of Kashmir in May 1999.

• Occupied key locations along the LOC

• Indian armed forces - swift reaction

• Operation Vijay by the Indian army

• Operation Safed Sagar by the Indian Air Force

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Kargil War

• Air strikes on enemy positions and artillery support made it easier for the Indian army to advance to higher locations

• Lasted till July 1999

• Successful in freeing of key locations along the Srinagar - Siachen highway

• Resulted in defeat and humiliation for Pakistan

• Sacrifice of 517 soldiers

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Kargil War

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