Must hold Siachen positions: Indian Army (Lead)
September 19th, 2012 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Amidst Pakistan pushing for the demilitarisation of Siachen, Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh said Wednesday that India had "lost lot of lives" and "shed ... Read more...
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Must hold Siachen positions: Indian Army
September 19th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Amidst Pakistan pushing for the demilitarisation of Siachen, Indian Army chief Gen. Bikram Singh said Wednesday that India had "lost lot of lives" and "shed ... Read more...
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India lost 26 soldiers in Siachen in one year
April 30th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India lost 26 of its soldiers manning the world's highest battlefield in Siachen glacier in the last one year, parliament was informed Monday."The number of ... Read more...
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Ignoring Pakistan, India sending civilian trek to Siachen
July 25th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ignoring objections from Pakistan yet again, India is planning to organise another civilian trekking expedition to the forbidding heights of the Siachen Glacier in September, ... Read more...
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Two army officers killed in Siachen bunker fire (Second Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An army major and a lieutenant were burned to death and four soldiers were injured in a fire at their bunker on the Siachen Glacier, ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan continue to disagree on Siachen; to meet again (Lead)
May 31st, 2011 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) At the end of two days of talks on Siachen Tuesday, India and Pakistan failed to arrive at any common ground on the lingering 27-year-old ... Read more...
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Factfile on India-Pakistan Siachen dispute
May 30th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Factfile on the India-Pakistan dispute over the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.* Siachen is a 70-km long glacier between the Saltoro Ridge line to ... Read more...
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Changing climate new adversary of India’s armed forces
September 6th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A warmer world that threatens to change the battlefield and impact the capability of the military on land, sea and air is the new adversary ... Read more...
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General Kapoor in Siachen to assess Army’’s preparedness
December 23rd, 2008 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Army chief General Deepak Kapoor rushed to Siachen to assess the Army''s preparedness in the wake of escalating tensions between Pakistan and India over last month''s ... Read more...
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US Army Chief arrives in Delhi
October 16th, 2008 - 4:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 16 (ANI): The US Chief of Army Staff, General George W Casey, who is on a three-day visit to India, received a ceremonial welcome here today.
Casey was received ... Read more...
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US Army Chief to visit Siachen base camp
October 15th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 15 (ANI): Visiting US Army chief General George W Casey will be treated to an exclusive tour of Siachen Glacier base camp near Leh by the Indian Army ... Read more...
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Pak says Indias Siachen trekking expedition will undermine peace process
October 11th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad , Oct 11 (ANI): Pakistan has opposed India s trekking expedition at Siachen, saying it could undermine the ongoing peace process.India should desist from acts that cast shadow on the ... Read more...
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IAF looking to open more ALGs around Siachen glacier
October 6th, 2008 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 6 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to open more Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs) for aircraft operations, aimed at promoting tourism in high-altitude areas of Ladakh. ... Read more...
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