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Who Really Won the 1965 India-Pakistan War?

As India marks the Golden Jubilee of its victory against Pakistan in the 1965 War, Pak textbooks say something else

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India will mark the Golden Jubillee of its victory against Pakistan in the 1965 War on July 4. Both countries believe they won the 17-day war that caused and are taught as much in their school text books.

A Pakistani text book says India “begged” for mercy and “ran to the United Nations” for help, according to Dawn.

As India marks the Golden Jubilee of its victory against Pakistan in the 1965 War, Pak textbooks say something else

The Indian school textbook, obviously, has a different version.

As India marks the Golden Jubilee of its victory against Pakistan in the 1965 War, Pak textbooks say something else

For a detailed comparison on how India and Pakistani textbooks differ in their narration of history, click here.

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