“India did really well in that war after getting its butt handed to it by Pakistan the first time around.”
The first war between India and Pakistan was in 1948. India and Pakistan scrambled for Kashmir. India ended up with 2/3 of Kashmir and Pakistan got less then a quarter of Kashmir.
In the second war in 1965, Pakistan was far better equipped and well prepared. The still lost the war. India managed to occupy some valuable real estate on Western front. Pakistanis even agreed to Soviet mediation at Tashkent something they would have never agreed to if they had won.
The third war 1971 was complete defeat for Pakistan. They lost more then 2/3 of their military strength and half their country.
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