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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.

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

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

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