Hodgson’s Line-US map decision that fuelled Pakistan’s Siachen claim even after correction

But how did Pakistan’s claim line originate? Also Read: Pakistan created a Gurdaspur myth for way too long. The truth was very different A line in flux on maps In the early fifties, when several books and papers were being written on Kashmir, it was incumbent on all authors to depict the CFL strictly in accordance with the CFA without deviating from the UN maps. Unfortunately, this did not happen, and distortions crept into the discourse. While some rightly left the CFL hanging in the air, pointing due north, others extended it to meet the State boundary at such point…