BharatNotes Line of Control (LoC)
The de facto military control boundary between Indian-administered and Pakistan-administered Jammu & Kashmir, established following the Simla Agreement (1972), stretching approximately 740 km.
Context & Background
Originally called the Ceasefire Line (1949 Karachi Agreement); renamed "Line of Control" under the Simla Agreement July 1972; not an internationally recognised border.
UPSC Exam Relevance
Simla Agreement — signed 1972 after 1971 war; LoC ≠ International Border; Siachen Glacier dispute; cross-LoC trade (suspended 2019); Article 370 and bifurcation of J&K (2019).
