Archive for the ‘India Perspective’ Category

Verbal war over Siachen: India hits back

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

9/17/2007 - The Indian government has lashed out at Pakistan for protesting New Delhi's plans to throw open Siachen Glacier to tourists. The Indian government, that controls a large chunk of the disputed Glacier has firmly told Pakistan that it does not need Islamabad's permission to open the glacier to tourists ...

Video – Indian Army in Siachen

Sunday, September 16th, 2007



India does not appear to share Pak view on Siachen

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

New Delhi, PTI: India today did not appear to share Pakistan's view that a resolution to Siachen issue was a "matter of days" as it said the talks on the subject are going on. "Our position has been stated earlier," External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters here responding to claim ...

Siachen map delineation must: Malik

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

New Delhi, PTI: May 13, 2006 Saying that there is still "immense mistrust" between the two countries, Malik said India should only agree for delmilitarization of the Siachen Glacier after Pakistan agrees to delineation of the 101 km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) on the map or marking the position through ...

Demilitarisation of Siachen – AOC-in-C for sector-by-sector approach

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Vijay Mohan Tribune News Service Thoise, May 11, 2006 Suggesting a sector-by-sector demilitarization of Siachen Glacier, the world?s highest battlefield, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Air Marshal S.K. Singh, said that first both sides must arrive at a broad policy agreement on the issue. ??Once a decision is made ...

Solution to Siachen not intractable

Friday, April 7th, 2006

T. R. Ramachandran writes in for Tribune News Service New Delhi, April 7, 2006 With a clear directive from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to find an early solution to the protracted Siachen problem, the two sides have stepped up diplomatic and back channel efforts amid indications that ...

India mulls August pullout from Siachen

Wednesday, April 5th, 2006

Pramod Kumar Singh in New Delhi writes in The Pioneer on April 5, 2006 Feb 2006: NSA-Aziz agree in principle May: Def Secys to meet Aug: PM may sign agreement ---- The UPA Government appears to have buckled under US pressure and the persistent demands of Pakistan to completely withdraw its 4,000 strong troops ...