What caused the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965?

Since partition both nations were involved in several disputes, no doubt kashmir was biggest of them, but apart from it Rann of Kutch in Indian state of Gujarat and became a big point of conflict for both nations in 50s. read more

When 26,000 - 33,000 Pakistani soldiers crossed into the Kashmir dressed as locals in August of 1965, they were immediately reported by local Kashmiri to Indian forces who promptly crossed the ceasefire line and launched a full scale offensive against Pakistan, kickstarting the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. read more

The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between Pakistan and India. The conflict began following Pakistan's Operation Gibraltar, which was designed to infiltrate forces into Jammu and Kashmir to precipitate an insurgency against Indian rule. read more

The second Indo-Pakistani conflict (1965) was also fought over Kashmir and started without a formal declaration of war. The war began in August 5, 1965 and was ended Sept 22, 1965. read more