Woodrow Wilson Centerr 9/12/2005 Kashmir and Siachen Territorial conflict since partition of Muslim and Hindu majority areas in 1947: creation of India and Pakistan Conflict narrative of who was there first and for how long -- displacement from Eden and Himalaya Following wars in 1948, 1967 and 1971, a line of control was established in 1972 up to the geographic survey point NJ 9842 - after which the demarcation is defined as from there on to north to the glaciers 1984 Indian preemptive move to capture positions along the Siachen glacier (The Name of the Rose) Since then both sides have maintained a military presence and exchanged sporadic fire.
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