Army plans special pensions for 1965, 1971 war veterans: Gen Naravane
Defence
- The Indian Army has proposed special pensions to be given to Emergency Commissioned and Short Service Commissioned officers who had fought in the 1965 and 1971 wars fought against Pakistan.
Source: ANI
Related general Knowledge
- The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of skirmishes that took place 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.
- The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the liberation war in East Pakistan.