Operation Desert Hawk

Operation Desert Hawk
Part of the prelude of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts and the Cold War

Map of the India–Pakistan border in the Rann of Kutch
Date9 April 1965 – 30 June 1965
Location
Rann of Kutch
Result

Ceasefire[1][2]

Territorial
changes		 Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
 India  Pakistan
Commanders and leaders
Gen. J. N. Chaudhuri Maj. Gen. Tikka Khan[3]
Brig. Iftikhar Khan Janjua[4]

Operation Desert Hawk was the codename of a military operation planned and executed by the Pakistan Army in the Rann of Kutch area, the disputed area which was under Indian control from the long-standing status quo.[5] The boundary of Rann of Kutch was one of the few un-demarcated boundaries pending since the 1947 partition of India.[6][2]

  1. ^ Dutt, Sagarika; Bansal, Alok (2013-06-17). South Asian Security: 21st Century Discourses. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-61767-6.
  2. ^ a b c Hiro, Dilip (24 February 2015). The Longest August: The Unflinching Rivalry Between India and Pakistan. Nation Books, Hiro. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-56858-503-1. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. ^ Sagar, Krishna Chandra (1997). The War of the Twins. Northern Book Centre. p. 57. ISBN 978-81-7211-082-6. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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