Altaf Lutfi
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
What Ayub Khan really achieved ? a) end of war and beginning of normalization process. b) Face saving for the amo stocks gone down to level almost sub zero. c) curtailed initiation of open US and allies rebuff. d) Freezing Kashmir issue for reasonable time period. e) Successfully convincing Russians to rethink their blind opposition to Pak as US settelite and take note of winks from Islamabad. f)
Was Pakistan or India in a stronger position in 1965 war ? Pakistan was stronger in the field and proved more professional, however our strength was not a lasting advantage for a country with less resources and soft opposition by Us while Soviets were standing by Indians by all means. The support available from Indonesia and Iran was immediate but International politics with notorious complications could switch it off in long run, Ayub must have analyzed it all to have something then or leave it all in coming months. Lets not assume that Tashkent agreement was inked by keeping US in the dark.
Was Pakistan or India in a stronger position in 1965 war ? Pakistan was stronger in the field and proved more professional, however our strength was not a lasting advantage for a country with less resources and soft opposition by Us while Soviets were standing by Indians by all means. The support available from Indonesia and Iran was immediate but International politics with notorious complications could switch it off in long run, Ayub must have analyzed it all to have something then or leave it all in coming months. Lets not assume that Tashkent agreement was inked by keeping US in the dark.