The Battle of Asal Uttar marked a critical point in the 1965 war—turning the momentum in India’s favour and ensuring victory. Havildar Abdul Hamid was integral to it.
Even govt authorities & Army can’t agree on how many Pakistani Patton tanks Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid ‘killed’ before his death on 10 Sept 1965.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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