Durand Line - Indian Express -- C. Raja Mohan

Although London and Washington have long supported Pakistan’s claims on the Durand Line, some Western scholars say the decision was motivated by the logic of mobilising Pakistan’s support in the Cold War.

A report of the House of Commons Library published in June 2010 argues, “The legal status of the Durand Line has never been definitively settled.” It suggests there is much credibility to the Afghan claim that the Durand Line was never meant to mark the separation of the territorial sovereignties of the Raj and Afghanistan. -- The line, according to some scholars, was about differentiating the spheres of influence of Calcutta and Kabul in the Pashtun lands across the Indus rather than defining the boundary. - Durand Line - Indian Express - C. Raja Mohan
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