Aside from Hall's hat-trick, stand-off Danny Washbrook was superb in both attack and defence and his contribution to the win was equally decisive for the home side.
Hundreds of thousands of troops are mobilised on the border between the two countries in a stand-off that started eight months ago, after a terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.
Giants stand-off Kevin Brown guided his team's efforts in attack as well as tackling well above his weight in defence, and the 24-year-old said the victory was the sweetest feeling of his career.