Abstract :
This paper focused on the real reasons and objectives behind the launch of Operation
Gibraltar and Grand Slam. It also throws light on the trigger points of Indo-Pak war of
1965. The primary objective of this paper is to apply the various decision-making models
on the case study of Operation Gibraltar and 1965 war. What were the real issues that
forced Pakistan to choose the alternative of secret mission to infiltrate into Indian Occupied
Kashmir? In this article, the authors tried to give different explanations of Operation
Gibraltar. These explanations include: rational choice explanation, cybernetic explanation,
prospect theory explanation, poliheuristic explanation, bureaucratic explanation, and
organizational explanation from the best alternatives for conducting Operation Gibraltar.
Keyword :
Indian Occupied Kashmir, Operation Gibraltar, Rann of Kutch, Akhnur