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1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
India plans to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its "victory" over Pakistan in the 1965 war :
with a series of events, including a "grand carnival" :-[
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
The celebrations begin on 28 August :
the day India troops captured the strategic Haji Pir Pass!
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Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
Major Ranjit Singh Dayal led the Indian assault on Haji Pir Pass
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Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
At the end of the war, this is what India said the tally looked like:
- [li]India won 1,920 sqkm of territory; Pakistan won 540 sqkm[/li]
- [li]2,862 Indian soldiers were killed; Pakistan lost 5,800 soldiers[/li]
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
"This war is important for two reasons - it wiped the humiliation of defeat India faced in 1962 against China
and also allowed the Indian army to hone and tweak their strategy.
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
The 1965 war was fought in the mountains of Kashmir
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Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - Captain - 08-13-2015
now you celebrating
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
50th Year : Giving you Folks a heads up : Aug. 28 !
Pandit Googs will perform Puja and Radhica and priya making de ghoja !
Cappo , u can make the dosti roti and halwa..
kwami seh he aint no Sikh !
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - Captain - 08-13-2015
so what was Messers lee and Kwami doing this day 1965
Re: 1965 War : Celebrations !! - ketchim - 08-13-2015
Asking Britain via a Petition : To give Berbice Independence same time as Guyana : May 1966
krishna was also part of that rally cry !!
Blue eye Chachi was not impressed :-[