Congress Deputy leader in the lok Sabha Capt Amarinder Singh on Monday said that India won a decisive victory in 1965 war against Pakistan despite all odds.
Fielding questions during the launch of his book, ‘Monsoon War: Young Officers’ Reminisce’, which he has co-authored with lt Gen (Rtd) TS Shergill, Capt Amarinder said that the Indian Army showed exemplary courage in defeating Pakistan against all odds. The book was released in Delhi on Sunday evening.
“The Indian Army had fought a war with China only two years before and Pakistan Army had superior weaponry all supplied by the US and despite that our soldiers showed the grit and determination in defeating the enemy,” he told the audience which comprised of retired military officers, some of whom had participated in the war also.