Siachen Glacier
Glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas
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The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about 35.421226°N 77.109540°E, just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. At 76 km (47 mi) long, it is the longest glacier in the Karakoram and second-longest in the world's non-polar areas. It falls from an altitude of 5,753 m (18,875 ft) above sea level at its head at Indira Col on the India–China border down to 3,620 m (11,875 ft) at its terminus. The entire Siachen Glacier, with all major passes, has been under the administration of India as part of the union territory of Ladakh, located in the Kashmir region since 1984. Pakistan maintains a territorial claim over the Siachen Glacier and controls the region west of Saltoro Ridge, lying west of the glacier, with Pakistani posts located 1 km below more than 100 Indian posts on the ridge.
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'Part of Indian territory: MEA rejects Pakistan-China boundary agreement in Shaksgam valleyResponding to China's attempt to build a road in a part of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir close to the Siachen Glacier, the MEA spokesperson reiterated India's stand on it.IndiaTimes - Published | |
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to interact with Indian armed forces at Siachen glacier today"Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh will visit Siachen tomorrow. He will interact with the Armed Forces personnel deployed in the region," the Defence Ministry Office posted on X.DNA - Published | |
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Operation Meghdoot: How India gained control over strategic Siachen Glacier 40 years agoIt is the highest battlefield in the world which remained active ever since India occupied it. No one could have imagined that a small Asian developing country could do this daring act.DNA - Published | |
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Meet Captain Shiva Chauhan, first woman to be deployed at world's most dangerous battlefieldWho is Captain Shiva Chauhan? The Indian government spends around Rs 5 crore every day on the soldiers deployed at Siachen.DNA - Published | Lt Gen Ajai Kumar takes over charge of Southern CommandAn alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA) and Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, the general officer was commissioned into 7/11 Gorkha Rifles (GR) in December 1984. Lieutenant General Ajai..IndiaTimes - Published |
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IAF to kick off induction of indigenous light combat helicopter next monthThe IAF will induct the first indigenous light combat helicopter (LCH), which is capable of offensive operations in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region and eastern Ladakh, at its Jodhpur airbase..IndiaTimes - Published | 38 years on, Siachen soldier laid to rest, kin get closureOn 29 May, 1984, 28-year-old Harbola, along with 17 others in his battalion, perished due to an avalanche during a military operation called ‘Operation Meghdoot’. Authorities were able to recover..IndiaTimes - Published |
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