Claim
India has fought three wars with Pakistan in the last 78 years.
“पिछले 78 सालों में तीन युद्ध लड़े हमने।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The standard historical consensus (Wikipedia, Britannica, CFR) is that India and Pakistan have fought FOUR wars since 1947: 1947-48, 1965, 1971, and the 1999 Kargil War. Stating 'three wars in the last 78 years' undercounts by omitting one—most commonly the 1999 Kargil War, which is widely classified as a war rather than a mere skirmish. While some framings treat Kargil as a limited 'conflict' rather than a full-scale war (which could yield a count of three), the dominant and authoritative count is four, making the claim inaccurate. The '78 years' timeframe (from ~1948 to the 2026 broadcast) is broadly correct.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indo-Pakistani_wars_and_conflicts Lists four wars between India and Pakistan since 1947: the 1947-48 war, 1965 war, 1971 war, and the 1999 Kargil War. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/India-Pakistan-conflict Britannica states India and Pakistan have fought four wars (1947-48, 1965, 1971, 1999), not three. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/conflict-between-india-and-pakistan Council on Foreign Relations conflict tracker describes four India-Pakistan wars, including Kargil (1999). ✓ reachable · archived
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kargil_War Confirms the 1999 Kargil War is classified as a war between India and Pakistan, the fourth such war. ✓ reachable · archived