Pakistan took our military
assistance but used it with India as the focus of
their preparedness. The US did not see India as a
threat and we meant the aid to be focused on the
USSR. Hoopes.
The
Limits of Intervention. Page 40.
In response to the indo/China
border dispute of 1962 where China threatened
force the US began to give military assistance to
the Indians. Hoopes.
The
Limits of Intervention. Page 41.
The 1965 India Pakistan War.
Pakistan sent thousands of troops into the Indian
state of Kashmir to use terrorism to create world
attention on the Kashmir situation. Instead of
treating the incursion as a native uprising the
Indians invaded Pakistan to cut off the Pakistan
troops. Pakistan in turn invaded Kashmir and
tried to cut the one major supply line to the
Indian troops at the front. India countered by
invading in force at Lahore and Pakistan
crumbled. The Indian strength and resolve was a
surprise especially to the Pakistani army.
Johnson cut US aid to both sides. Hoopes. The
Limits of Intervention. Page 42.