Editing 1965 in politics (section)

=== September ===

* September 2 - [[Pakistan]]i troops enter the Indian sector of [[Kashmir]], while Indian troops try to invade [[Lahore]].
* September 9 - [[United Nations Secretary-General|U.N. Secretary General]] [[U Thant]] negotiates with Pakistan President [[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]].
* September 9 - [[U Thant]] recommends China for [[United Nations]] membership.
* September 9 - The [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development]] is established.
* September 14 - The fourth and final period of the [[Second Vatican Council]] opens.
* September 16 - China protests against Indian provocations in its border region.
* September 16 - In [[Iraq]], Prime Minister [[Arif Abd ar-Razzaq]]'s attempted coup fails.
* September 17 - King [[Constantine II of Greece]] forms a new government with Prime Minister [[Stephanos Stephanopoulos]], in an attempt to end a 2-year-old political crisis.
* September 18 - [[Premier of the Soviet Union|Soviet Premier]] [[Alexei Kosygin]] invites the leaders of India and Pakistan to meet in the Soviet Union to negotiate.
* September 19 - Pakistani Forces achieve a decisive victory at the [[Battle of Chawinda]], ultimately halting the Indian advance and successfully stabilizing the [[Sialkot]] Front.
* September 21 - [[Gambia]], [[Maldives]] and [[Singapore]] are admitted as [[Members of the United Nations|members]] of the [[United Nations]].
* September 24 - The British governor of [[Aden]] cancels the constitution and takes direct control of the protectorate, due to the bad security situation.
* September 28 - [[Fidel Castro]] announces that anyone who wants to can emigrate to the [[United States]].
* September 30 - The [[Indonesia]]n army, led by General [[Suharto]], crushes an alleged communist coup attempt (see [[Transition to the New Order]] and [[30 September Movement]]).