संवाद # 338: How Indian Army saved Punjab from Pakistan in 1965 war | Shiv Kunal Verma

Join this channel to get access to perks: @vaad Shiv Kunal Verma is an Indian military historian, author, and filmmaker renowned for his extensive work documenting India's military history and cultural landscapes. Born into an army family, he received his education at The Doon School and Madras Christian College. Verma began his career by opening trekking routes between Kashmir, Zanskar, and Ladakh. He later transitioned into journalism and filmmaking, producing acclaimed documentaries such as Salt of the Earth for the Indian Air Force and The Standard Bearers on the National Defence Academy. As an author, Verma has penned several significant works, including The Long Road to Siachen: The Question Why, 1962: The War That Wasn’t, and 1965: A Western Sunrise, Industani:Six degrees of separation. He also co-authored Courage and Conviction, the autobiography of General V.K. Singh. Hindi translation of Verma's books on 1962 and 1965 wars are now also out. His recent publications were Yodha-1 and Yodha-2, illustrated military histories of the Indian subcontinent. These works offer a comprehensive visual and narrative account of India's military evolution, with Yodha-1 covering the period from ancient epics to the 1857 uprising, and Yodha-2 detailing events from 1858 to the Kargil War in 1999. (Link to buy Yodha books - https://fortressindia.in/books/) Verma has just come out with 6 books on six important battles of Indian republic. He has picked six different authors to pen these accounts and has edited these into a nicely packaged series. Below is the link of all these latest books: 1947: The Battle of Badgam and Shalateng (https://amzn.in/d/0hKfVdC4) 1962: Death Trap in Nam Ka Chu (https://amzn.in/d/02v4TBVr) 1971: The Genocidal War (https://amzn.in/d/08mPDxu5) 1965: Holding The Line at Asal Uttar (https://amzn.in/d/0glKEpm1) The Sabre Slayers: The Air Battles of the 1965 War with Pakistan (https://amzn.in/d/06d3IACe) 1999: The Battle for the Heights of Point 5770 (https://amzn.in/d/02DsFYBy) 00:00 - Trailer 01:06 - Why Battle of Asal Uttar Matters 04:08 - India's Western Sector Breakdown 06:03 - Rebuilding Indian Army After 1962 08:27 - Sherman vs US Patton Tanks Mismatch 10:16 - Pakistan’s Grand Plan to Cut Beas Bridge 13:21 - Crossing the IB in Punjab: Shastri Changes the Game 15:29 - Truth About Ichhogil Canal Defenses 18:05 - Shocking Zero Intelligence & Missing Maps 20:07 - 4 Mountain Div's Stand at Asal Uttar 21:30 - Deccan Horse & 3 Cavalry Tank Tactics 23:43 - Creating the 'Patton Nagar' Tank Graveyard 26:45 - Abdul Hamid’s RCL Gun 28:15 - India must change PVC/MVC award system 33:20 - Flooding Punjab Fields & Lost Tank Stories 36:47 - Incredible Grit of Indian Soldiers 39:50 - The Legacy of The Deccan Horse 41:40 - Ayub Khan, Bhutto & Pakistan's Miscalculation