Abstract
The paper pertains to a historical analysis of evolution of Line of Control (LC), which took shape during the 1947-48 war. If someone states that the origin of the LC lies in the communal riots at partition, one would find it difficult to believe. The paper focuses on identifying such defining moments that shaped the LC and its future. Besides giving a ring side view of the operations, the paper answers several intriguing questions on the LC such as ‘How could the entire debacle have been avoided’, ‘Why Muzaffarabad could not be captured’, ‘Why Skardu and Gilgit are not there with us today’, ‘Why did Pakistan fail’ and ‘Had India not agreed to the ceasefire, would the PoJK have been captured?’
