Line of Control (LoC)
Under review: this entry was added recently and its position is still being checked (traced (Natural Earth de facto line)).
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Overview
The Line of Control is the military control line between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. The Simla Agreement of 1972, between Indira Gandhi and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, turned the earlier ceasefire line into the LoC and committed both sides to settle disputes bilaterally.
India regards the whole of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the area west of the LoC, as its territory.
Geography and key facts
- Military control line in J&K
- From the Simla Agreement, 1972
- Not an international boundary; India claims the whole of J&K and Ladakh
Why it matters for UPSC
A core GS2 India–Pakistan topic; Prelims tests the Simla Agreement.
Note for UPSC
Military control line between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir (1972 Simla Agreement). India regards the whole of J&K and Ladakh, including the area west of the LoC, as its territory.
Boundary questions cover which countries and regions a line separates.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Line of Control (LoC) yet.
Key facts
- Type
- Boundary line
- States / UTs
- Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh
- Extent on map
- 32.4°–35.1°N, 73.8°–77.1°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.