It is believed that the war began on Sept. 6, 1965. But generations have been delivered on this thinking that the war which commenced on 6 Sept 1965 used to be unprovoked and that Pakistan defeated a country many times greater in measurement and population. This has emerged due to the fact that 80 was an important fantasy in the nation-making project. Myths are vital for nation making but myths can be inclusionary, pluralistic, actual to history, and such that they do not induce regressive delusions and false feel of victimhood.
Kashmir is a de-facto part of Pakistan, and so is Kalat, Balochistan, etc. So is Hyderabad, Manawadar, etc. People’s Theory of going to join is so lame that even India never presented this ever in UNSC. The resolution of Plebiscite UN Res. 47 establishes the right of Pakistan which India backed by veto powers is not willing to concede. So, a dispute resolution is proposed therein. And if you want to know, let me tell you each of the things attributed to the UN has nothing to do with the territorial claim of Pakistan or Kashmir. Even if there’d be no UN resolution, Kashmir would be a de-facto part of Pakistan. THAT’S WHAT INTERNATIONAL LAW IS.
This delusion about the 1965 combat is wrong on all counts. First, It is historically false: the combat began a lot earlier than the date mentioned. Second, according to all unbiased observers, Pakistan misplaced the struggle on all accounts. Third, this myth promotes hatred and defines Pakistaniyat by way of hatred for India. Fourth and most importantly this delusion makes future follies of the kingdom tolerable and justifiable. This one goes as that India had plans to annex Pakistan into India and therefore attacked unprovoked in sixty-five but the courageous armed forces fought enamel and nail and defeated them. But the ‘Hindu Baniya’ is sensible and he discovered his lesson. He knew that he could not defeat Pakistan in the direct war of words so he created Mukti Bahini and broke Pakistan in 1971.
This means every war is selfish in its essence. If we have to paint wars with morality, then every war is wrong, be it in defense or be it for some other purpose. Wars are neither right nor are they wrong. They are in the selfish pursuit of power and survival. We can’t say for sure if the pursuit of power is noble, or even the pursuit of survival at the cost of massive bloodshed is noble or not.
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One of the main reasons for the fall of the Roman Empire was military overspending. A hidden message for both Pakistan and India, is not it? We also have another example when Halaku khan massacred Baghdad. The reason why Muslims were destroyed was that the Muslim Khalifah at that time build beautiful gardens and libraries but did not spend enough on the Military. Result? The balance of power got unbalanced and Muslims got destroyed. Here is some statistical data on people willing to Fight for their Country (Gallup: March 2016):
