Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48
Also called: First Kashmir war · Topic: India's External Relations, 1947-1999: Non-alignment, Wars and Nuclear Policy · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 4 "India's External Relations"; Class 12, Ch 7 "Regional Aspirations"
Meaning
The Indo-Pakistan War of 1947-48, also called the First Kashmir war, was the first conflict between the two new countries. Tribal raiders backed by Pakistan invaded Kashmir in October 1947. NCERT calls it a proxy war (a fight through others) that did not become a full war. It created the Kashmir dispute that still continues.
Example
Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession, joining Kashmir to India, on 26 October 1947. Indian troops were then flown in. India took the matter to the UN Security Council on 1 January 1948. A ceasefire began on 1 January 1949 and left part of the state under Pakistan.
Don't confuse with
- Indo-Pakistan War of 1965: this was a later, bigger war. It started in the Rann of Kutch and Jammu and Kashmir and ended with the Tashkent Agreement.