Which of the following statements is not correct regarding wars and peace with Pakistan?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → In April 1966, Pakistan launched armed attacks in the Rann of Kutch area of Gujarat.
Option (1) The conflict began shortly after Partition over the dispute on Jammu and Kashmir. True.
Option (2) A long-term dispute about the sharing of river waters was resolved through mediation by the World Bank. True. This led to the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960.
Option (3) In April 1966, Pakistan launched armed attacks in the Rann of Kutch area of Gujarat. False. Pakistan attacked in the Rann of Kutch in April 1965, not 1966; the war of 1965 ended with the Tashkent Agreement in January 1966.
Option (4) Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Agreement, brokered by the Soviet Union. True.
NCERT (2025-26): “Wars and Peace with Pakistan In the case of Pakistan, the conflict started just after partition over the dispute on Jammu and Kashmir. You will read more about the dispute in Chapter 7. A proxy war broke out between the Indian and Pakistani armies in Jammu and Kashmir during 1947 itself. But this did not turn into a full war. The issue was then referred to the UN. Pakistan soon emerged as a critical factor in India’s relations with the US and subsequently with China. The Kashmir conflict did not prevent cooperation between the governments of India and Pakistan. Both the governments worked together to restore the women abducted during partition to their original families. A long-term dispute about the sharing of river waters was resolved through mediation by the World Bank. The India-Pakistan Indus Waters Treaty was signed by Nehru and General Ayub Khan in 1960. Despite all ups and downs in the Indo-Pak relations, this treaty has worked well. A more serious armed conflict between the two countries began in 1965. As you would read in the next chapter, by then Lal Bahadur Shastri had taken over as the Prime Minister. In April 1965 Pakistan launched armed attacks in the Rann of Kutch area of Gujarat. This was followed by a bigger offensive in Jammu and Kashmir in August-September. Pakistani rulers were hoping to get support from the local population there, but it did not happen. In order to ease the pressure on the Kashmir front, Shastri ordered Indian troops to launch a counter-offensive on the Punjab border. In a fierce battle, the Indian army reached close to Lahore. Wars and Peace with Pakistan … The hostilities came to an end with the UN intervention. Later, Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and Pakistan’s General Ayub Khan signed the Tashkent Agreement, brokered by the Soviet Union, in January 1966.…” |