Culture and history info
Establishment
After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-1948, the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was divided between India (which controlled the regions of Jammu, Kahmir Valley, and Ladakh) and Pakistan (which controlled Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir). The Indian-administered territories elected a constituent assembly in 1951, which ratified the accession of the state to India in 1954.
In 1956–57, China constructed a road through the disputed Aksai Chin area of Ladakh. India's belated discovery of this road culminated in the Sino-Indian War of 1962; China has since administered Aksai Chin. Following the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, India and Pakistan signed the Simla Agreement, recognising a Line of Control in Kashmir, and committing to a peaceful resolution of the dispute through bilateral negotiations.