1947    The Maharaja of Kashmir agrees to allow his kingdom to join India.

1949    United Nations cease-fire takes effect in Kashmir from one minute before midnight. War between India and Pakistan stops accordingly.

1965    The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (also known as the Second Kashmir War) between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, ends after the UN calls for a cease-fire.

1966    Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

1971    The Indian Army recaptures part of Kashmir occupied forcibly by Pakistan.