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Engagements happen when they embark on ill-fated, badly-planned attempts to dislodge us from our positions as in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1992, 1996 and the last in 1999, where we made last of our territorial gains in Siachen area. Since 1999, Napakis have been going around telling everybody that they...

Apart from cold and snow there are Siachen and Antractica are poles apart (literally, since Siachen and surrounding areas are often called the third pole). Antarctic bases are at sea or near-sea level. Siachen bases start at 20,000 feet. Structures need to be pressurised among other things...

Two nations & a glacier~I Beyond Siachen's 'Strategic Ego' By Abhijit Bhattacharyya

Siachen Again! By Lt Gen Mukesh Sabharwal Issue Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date : 27 Oct , 2012

Siachen Handout: Bartering India's Security? by Kunal Verma P.S. Article is copyrighted..

Ray sir, can you confirm what he says on the Chumik glacier? Does it lie within our territory now?

A relatively forthright dateline of the conflict so far by a retired Paki brigadier The fight for Siachen Some excerpts Does it mean that we got back the Chumik glacier from the Pakis? Other bits So the Brigadier concedes that going by "thence north to the glaciers", Siachen and Saltoro...

An excellent perspective that should fully explain why Pakis are suddenly yearning for a withdrawal from those areas. I have quoted the relevant portions here, but the whole article is a must read and one for the archives. To summarise 1. Pakis had the initial advantage that came with softer...