The Second Kashmir War

Can you answer these questions about the Second Kashmir War, also known as the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965?

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Seen as the direct cause of the war, what military offensive did Pakistan employ, named after a now-British port that launched the Muslim conquests of Iberia?

Operation Gibraltar

What border did Pakistani soldiers cross, disguised as mujahideen and attempting to incite rebellion? Indian forces would traverse the line ten days later, having received tips from locals.

Line of Control

What major frontier regions served as theatres for the war?

Bengal

Kashmir

Punjab

Rajasthan

Over how many weeks did the war take place?

Operation Grand Slam, which entailed sabotaging Indian access to Jammu by destroying the Akhnoor Bridge, was aborted after India's surprise invasion of which major Pakistani city?

Lahore

What vital body part did Pakistani President Ayub Khan liken the Akhnoor Bridge to?

The Jugular Vein

What superpower was pressured against escalating the war by Soviet and American leaders?

China

What was demanded by the United Nations Security Council in September, ending the war?

A Ceasefire

In 1966, the Soviet Union hosted Indo-Pakistani negotiations in which Central Asian city?

Tashkent

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