TIME LINE OF THE KASHMIR DISPUTES
1947 - End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and the Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.
1947 - The Maharaja (ruler) of Kashmir signs a treaty of accession with India after a Pakistani tribal army attacks. War breaks out between India and Pakistan over the region.
1948 - India raises Kashmir in the UN Security Council, which calls for a referendum on the status of the territory. The resolution also calls on Pakistan to withdraw its troops and India to cut its military presence to a minimum. A ceasefire comes into force, but Pakistan refuses to evacuate its troops.
1950s - China gradually occupies eastern Kashmir (Aksai Chin).
1962 - China defeats India in a short war for control of Aksai Chin.
1971-72 - Another Indo-Pakistani war ends in defeat for Pakistan and leads to the 1972 Simla Agreement.This turns the Kashmir ceasefire line into the Line of Control, pledges both sides to settle their differences through negotiations, and calls for a final settlement of the Kashmir dispute. The Agreement forms the basis of Pakistani-Indian relations thereafter.
1987-90 - Pakistani insurgency and protests escalate after a disputed election.
1999 - India and Pakistan go to war again after militants cross from Pakistani-administered Kashmir into the Indian-administered Kargil district. India repulses the attack, accuses Pakistan of being behind it, and breaks off relations.
2000s-Current Day - Tensions and hate-crime rates escalate, and further violence occurs along the Line of Control
1947 - The Maharaja (ruler) of Kashmir signs a treaty of accession with India after a Pakistani tribal army attacks. War breaks out between India and Pakistan over the region.
1948 - India raises Kashmir in the UN Security Council, which calls for a referendum on the status of the territory. The resolution also calls on Pakistan to withdraw its troops and India to cut its military presence to a minimum. A ceasefire comes into force, but Pakistan refuses to evacuate its troops.
1950s - China gradually occupies eastern Kashmir (Aksai Chin).
1962 - China defeats India in a short war for control of Aksai Chin.
1971-72 - Another Indo-Pakistani war ends in defeat for Pakistan and leads to the 1972 Simla Agreement.This turns the Kashmir ceasefire line into the Line of Control, pledges both sides to settle their differences through negotiations, and calls for a final settlement of the Kashmir dispute. The Agreement forms the basis of Pakistani-Indian relations thereafter.
1987-90 - Pakistani insurgency and protests escalate after a disputed election.
1999 - India and Pakistan go to war again after militants cross from Pakistani-administered Kashmir into the Indian-administered Kargil district. India repulses the attack, accuses Pakistan of being behind it, and breaks off relations.
2000s-Current Day - Tensions and hate-crime rates escalate, and further violence occurs along the Line of Control