R.D. Pradhan
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This book presents an account of 22-day Indo-Pakistan war of 1965 as recorded by the then Defence Minister of India, Y B Chavan, in the form of day-to day diary. It describes events, behaviour of key personalities, political as well as military, their attitude during the military operations, and diplomatic efforts to bring about the ceasefire. It also throws light on mental condition of those who directed the war operations.
As the first governor of Arunachal Pradesh in 1987-90, the author travelled extensively through the state, interacted with the people and got acquainted with their social and cultural heritage, which he vividly describes in the book. In 1962, he had dealt with issues in the Defence Ministry after the debacle. As the governor, after visting the border areas in the state, he got valuable insight into the border dispute between the two countries.The author believes ...
1965 War was the first all-out clash between the two nations-India and Pakistan, after the Partition in 1947. Y.B. Chavan, India's former Defence Minister, recorded in his own hand the 22-day war. The inside story reveals: Utter failure of intelligence on timing of Pak attack, How and why Chavan ordered IAF to launch attack without even informing the PM, Why India attacked across the international border? Reasons as per Chavan recording, "If we ...