Indo – Pak Wars

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 Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Casualties Casualties

• 1,104 killed • 6,000 killed

• 3,154 wounded • ~14,000 wounded
Result of war : Ceasefire agreement
Facts
• Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
acceded to India
• UN Ceasefire Line of 1949 (later
becomes Line of Control after the
Shimla Agreement of 1972)
• Pakistan controls roughly a third of
Kashmir (Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–
Baltistan), whereas India controls the
rest (Kashmir Valley, Jammu and
Ladakh)
 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Casualties & Losses Casualties & Losses

• 1,104 killed • 3,800 men

3,154 wounded
• 200-300 Tanks
• 3,000 men
• 20 aircraft
• 150–190 tanks
• >1,840 km2 of territory lost
• 60–75 aircraft
• 540 km2 of territory lost
Result of war : Indian victory
Facts
• United Nations mandated
ceasefire.
• No permanent territorial changes.
• The United States and the Soviet
Union prevented any further
escalation in the conflict.
• Strategic miscalculations by both
India and Pakistan ensured that
the war ended in a stalemate.
• The ceasefire remained in effect
until the start of the Indo-
Pakistani War of 1971.
 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Casualties & Losses Casualties & Losses

• 2,500–3,843 killed. • 9,000 killed

• 1 Naval aircraft • 25,000 wounded
• Damage to western • 97,368 captured
Indian airfields. • 2 Destroyers
• 45 IAF Aircraft • 1 Minesweeper
• 1 Submarine
• 3 Patrol vessels
• 7 Gunboats
• 75 PAF Aircraft
• Damage to
Pakistani Dockyard
and Oil Reserves.
Result of war : Decisive Indian victory
Facts
• Eastern front:
• Surrender of East Pakistan military
command.
• Independence of East Pakistan as
Bangladesh.
• Western front:
• Unilateral Ceasefire.
• Indian forces captured around
5,795 square miles (15,010 km2)
land in the West but returned it in
the Shimla Agreement as a gesture
of goodwill.