The Radcliffe Line separated British India into two countries: India and Pakistan. It is named after Sir Cyril Radcliffe, the architect of this line and the chairman of the Boundary Commissions. The Radcliffe Line was drawn on the western side of the subcontinent between West Pakistan (now Pakistan) and India, and on the eastern side of the subcontinent between India and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). Durand Line: The Durand Line is a boundary line between India and Afghanistan that was demarcated in 1896 by Sir Mortimer Durand, a British diplomat. It was the border between British India and Afghanistan. Pakistan inherited this line after partition. A short section of the Afghan border, however, is shared with the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Line of Actual Control (LAC) is the demarcation line between India and China in the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir that separates India-controlled territory from Chinacontrolled territory. Line of Control (LOC): The Line of Control is the military-controlled border between India and Pakistan in the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir (LOC). It was originally referred to as the Ceasefire Line. The Ceasefire Line was renamed the LOC after the Simla Agreement was signed on July 3, 1972.
Figure 9 India and its international boundaries: Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and China
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