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| The LOC has seen various ]s; the latest one being in ] when both India and Pakistan fought in the ]. There have been frequent artillery duels between India and Pakistan along the LOC. | The LOC has seen various ]s; the latest one being in ] when both India and Pakistan fought in the ]. There have been frequent artillery duels between India and Pakistan along the LOC. | ||
| India claimed to win this war despite heavy losses by the jihadi organizations backed by the ISI and Pakistan army. The war ended when the Pakistan army forced by the government which succumbed to international pressure stopped the support of the jihadi organizations. The resistance continued for over a month but eventually India gained it's occupied hills back by the end of the fighting. Thus the claims made by both countries to victory in the battles can not be proved but the planning of Pakistan army and the jihadi organizations brought forward the flaws and weaknesses of one of the world's strongest armies. | India claimed to win this war despite heavy losses by the jihadi organizations backed by the ISI and Pakistan army. The war ended when the Pakistan army forced by the government which succumbed to international pressure stopped the support of the jihadi organizations. The resistance continued for over a month but eventually India gained it's occupied hills back by the end of the fighting. Thus the claims made by both countries to victory in the battles can not be proved but the planning of Pakistan army and the jihadi organizations brought forward the flaws and weaknesses of one of the world's strongest armies. | ||
| Kargil War inflicted huge damage to Pakistan Army backed Jihadi terrorists. It exposed the double game of Pakistan. Under pressure of facing families of covert Pakistan Army men killed in action, and direct pressure from US President Clinton, Pakistan ordered the withdrawal of its Army and Terrorist militia. | |||
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The Line of Control (LOC) (also known as the Line of Actual Control) is a line which demarcates the artificial boundary between the territories controlled by two militaries or political entities.
Names
Specifically, the term "LOC" refers to the military control line between India and Pakistan, in the province of Kashmir. Originally known as the "Ceasefire Line", it was redesignated the "Line of Control" after the Simla Agreement, which was formalized in December 1971. The Indians refer to their portion of the territory as Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistan refer to their portion of the territory as Azad (Free) Kashmir.
The cease-fire line between the Republic of India and the People's Republic of China in the Aksai Chin is known as the "Line of Actual Control" (LAC). There have been proposals in the Indian press to regularize the LOC as the international boundary between India and Pakistan; this, however, is against official Indian government policy. Pakistan also desires sovereignty over the entire area.
Wars
The LOC has seen various Indo-Pakistani Wars; the latest one being in 1999 when both India and Pakistan fought in the Kargil War. There have been frequent artillery duels between India and Pakistan along the LOC. India claimed to win this war despite heavy losses by the jihadi organizations backed by the ISI and Pakistan army. The war ended when the Pakistan army forced by the government which succumbed to international pressure stopped the support of the jihadi organizations. The resistance continued for over a month but eventually India gained it's occupied hills back by the end of the fighting. Thus the claims made by both countries to victory in the battles can not be proved but the planning of Pakistan army and the jihadi organizations brought forward the flaws and weaknesses of one of the world's strongest armies.
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See also
- Wagah border crossing between India and Pakistan
- Indian Kashmir barrier
- Timeline of the Kashmir conflict
- Kashmiriyat - a socio-cultural ethos of religious harmony and Kashmiri consciousness.
- Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir) to the Country / Dominion of India
- Karan Singh, son of Maharaja Hari Singh
- Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), was the last ruling Maharaja / Emperor / King of all Lands and Territories of the princely state / Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir in India. He was the Father of Dr. Karan Singh.
- LOC Kargil, a 2003 Bollywood war film based on "Kargil War" or the "Indo-Pakistani War of 1999", directed by J.P.Dutta
- Azad Kashmir an area of Kashmir administered by Pakistan
- Trans-Karakoram Tract an area of Kashmir administered by China
- Aksai Chin an area of Kashmir administered by China
- Shaikh Abdullah, Politician
- Baltistan
- Northern Areas
- Pamir Mountains
- Wakhan
- Gilgit Agency
- List of topics on the land and the people of “Jammu and Kashmir”
External links
- Conflict in Kashmir: Selected Internet Resources by the Library, University of California, Berkeley, USA; University of California, Berkeley Library Bibliographies and Web-Bibliographies list