1965-1970 (Tashkent Declaration)

The time-period of 1965-1969 contains the main POD for the timeline Tashkent Declration and forms the basis for the rest of the timeline. The time period starts from 1 January, 1965 and ends on 31 December 1969.

1965

 * The Indo-Pakistani War begins on 5 August. The war ends on 26 September with a decisive Indian victory following the capture of Lahore.
 * Singapore is expelled from the Federation of Malaysia.
 * Operation Rolling Thunder is initiated. The first US combat troops are sent to Vietnam.
 * The Tashkent Conference is held in Tashkent and ends with the handing over of Pakistan occupied Kashmir to India. India starts distancing itself from the NATO countries and moves closer to the Warsaw Pact.

1966

 * India accelerates the development of its nuclear program under Homi J. Bhabha.


 * Nation-wide riots engulf Pakistan in an anti-incumbency movement.  Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto resigns as the Foreign Minister of Pakistan. The Pakistan People's Party is established.
 * The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution starts in China.

1967

 * The 3rd Arab Israeli War starts on June 5. Israel gains control of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. The war ends on 10 June.
 * Small scale economic reforms are introduced in India. The Green Revolution starts.
 * The Nigerian Civil War starts between Nigeria and Biafra.
 * PRC forces infiltrate the Kingdom of Sikkim but are repulsed by the Indian forces.
 * The Shastri led INC wins the Indian general elections.

1968

 * A coup in Iraq by the Arab Socialist Baath Party, overthrows President Abdul Rahman Arif.
 * The Tet Offensive is initiated. Demonstrations against the Vietnam War start in America. The My Lai massacre takes place. Peace talks begin in Paris.


 * India tests its first nuclear weapon.
 * Ayub Khan is forced to resign as the President of Pakistan. Ayub Khan is succeeded by Yahya Khan. Elections are scheduled for 1970.

1969

 * Muammar Gaddafi overthrows the monarchy in Libya.


 * Richard Nixon becomes President of the United States. The Nixon doctrine is implemented. The withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam starts. Ho Chi Minh dies.
 * On 20 July, Apollo 11, the first human spaceflight lands on the Moon.
 * The Montreal Stock Exchange is bombed in Quebec. Quebec nationalist sentiments rise.
 * The Hot Autumn protests occur in Italy followed by several bombings.


 * The Green Revolution solves the chronic food shortages in India to a great extent. The White Revolution is initiated in India.


 * Border clashes in the Sino-Soviet War escalate and leads to the PRC declaring war against the USSR. A short Chinese success is followed by a severely destructive Soviet rebuke. Sinkiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and Ningxia are occupied by Soviet forces. All industries and nuclear facilities of the PRC are destroyed. Most of the PLAAF is destroyed.  The withdrawal of Soviet and Chinese aid causes problems to the North Vietnamese forces.

​Decolonization and Independence
The decolonization of Africa continues with Gambia, Rhodesia, Botswana, Lesotho, Mauritius and Swaziland gaining independence from the United Kingdom. Spain conceded the indpendence of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea in response to continued anti-colonial activity.

Singapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia and became indpendent on 9 August.