A Case Study of Operation Gibraltar and Indo-Pak War of 1965: An Application of Decision-Making Models

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.