Editing Line of Control (section)

=== Infiltration and military cross-LoC movement ===
According to the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, 1,504 "terrorists" attempted to infiltrate India in 2002.{{Sfn|Jacob, Line on Fire|2018|pp=156–157}} Infiltration was one of India's main issues during the [[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 June 2002|title=British and US surveillance may monitor Kashmir|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jun/12/kashmir.india|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2021|website=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902141749/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jun/12/kashmir.india}}</ref> There has been a decrease in infiltration over the years. Only a select number of individuals are successful; in 2016, the Ministry reported 105 successful infiltrations.{{Sfn|Jacob, Line on Fire|2018|pp=156–157}} The Indian LoC fence has been constructed with a defensive mindset to counter infiltration.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Katoch|first=Dhruv C|date=Winter 2013|title=Combatting Cross-Border Terrorism: Need for a Doctrinal Approach|url=https://indianarmy.nic.in/WriteReadData/Documents/combattingcrossborder.pdf|journal=CLAWS Journal|page=10|access-date=2 September 2021|archive-date=2 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902141749/https://indianarmy.nic.in/WriteReadData/Documents/combattingcrossborder.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The reduction in infiltration also points to a reduction in support of such activities within Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Aarish Ullah|date=September 2005|title=The Terrorist Threat and the Policy Response in Pakistan|url=https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/files/PP/SIPRIPP11.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=2 September 2021|website=[[Stockholm International Peace Research Institute]]|page=35|archive-date=5 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905050013/https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/files/PP/SIPRIPP11.pdf}} SIPRI Policy Paper No. 11</ref> During the [[2019 Balakot airstrike]], Indian planes crossed the LoC for the first time in 48 years.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gokhale|first=Nitin A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3-_KDwAAQBAJ|title=Securing India the Modi Way: Balakot, Anti Satellite Missile Test and More|date=2019|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|isbn=978-93-89449-27-3|language=en|chapter=1. Pulwama: Testing Modi's Resolve|access-date=6 September 2021|archive-date=28 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928155021/https://books.google.com/books?id=3-_KDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref>