Territories on all sides of Indira Col are disputed. Area south of the Indira Col West is controlled by India and also claimed by Pakistan. North of Indira Col West is Trans-Karakoram Tract claimed by India but controlled by China under a 1963 border agreement with Pakistan. The AGPL generally runs along the Saltoro Mountains range, beginning from the northernmost point of the (LOC) at Point NJ 9842 and ending northwest of "Indira Col West" in the north, with peaks in excess of 7,000 meters and average low temperatures around minus 50 celsius. India gained control of of disputed territory in 1984 because of its military operations in Siachen.