Siachen: All you should know about the world’s costliest battlefieldLife is tough at the Siachen glacier, spread over a 76 km area, due to sub-zero temperatures that dip below -60 degrees, constant threat of...
20 Nov, 2019, 04.21 PM IST
Indian Army plans to upgrade, indigenise high-altitude clothing for soldiersIt takes around Rs 1 lakh to clothe a single soldier for the forbidding Siachen heights which range from 16,000 to 22,000-feet.
15 Jul, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
Another Super Hercules damaged in Ladakh, India now has only fourAccident has currently left IAF with only four of six C-130J tactical airlifters, which are configured for `special operations’, inducted f...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
Siachen saga: 879 die for 74 km of iceHere’s a look at the 3-decade old dispute and the inhuman conditions our soldiers brave to keep control of the Siachen Glacier.
14 Jul, 2018, 01.53 PM IST
Siachen height provides military depth India can’t afford to loseIndian troops on the Saltoro Ridge, actually serve as a wedge between China and Pakistan to prevent them from "militarily linking up".
14 Jul, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
India won't vacate Siachen glaciers: Manohar Parrikar"If we vacate the position, the enemy can occupy the position and they would have the strategic advantage. Then we would have to lose many ...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.51 PM IST
Hoisting Tricolour at SiachenPakistan is nowhere close to the 76-km long Siachen Glacier and we continue to dominate the Saltoro Ridge line.
17 Apr, 2018, 08.10 AM IST
Truce violations on LoC at same level as last year’s, but up along international borderArmy continues to retaliate against ceasefire violation along LoC in J&K, Indian director-general to take up matter with Pakistani counterp...
26 Aug, 2014, 12.54 PM IST
No 1962 repeat, says Indian Army chief General Bikram SinghThe Army on Wednesday said it was fully geared to tackle all threats despite a deepening Beijing-Islamabad military nexus.
20 Sep, 2012, 05.49 AM IST
India will not give up tactical advantage over Pakistan in SiachenIndia is not going to give up its tactical and strategic advantage over Pakistan in the Siachen Glacier-Saltoro Ridge region.
08 Jun, 2012, 11.35 AM IST
- India rubbishes Pakistan newspaper report on troop withdrawal plan
'The report published in The Express Tribune (Islamabad edition) on May 14 that `India may move troops to peacetime locations' is completel...
15 May, 2012, 07.02 AM IST
- Government inks 3 new deals to boost firepower of special forces
Sources say the first contract to acquire 1,568 advanced sub-machine guns for the "ghatak'' platoons of infantry battalions has been inked ...
30 Apr, 2012, 10.02 AM IST
- China fear makes India harden Siachen stand
India remains open to discussing the "modalities" for the verification of the AGPL and the proposed demilitarized zone but would "insist on...
01 Jun, 2011, 09.20 AM IST
- India, Pakistan begin talks on Siachen
The two countries are likely to come out with a joint statement after the conclusion of the talks on Tuesday.
31 May, 2011, 01.05 AM IST
- Siachen talks to resume after 3-year gap
India is unlikely to budge from its long-standing position that Pak should provide ironclad guarantees for "authentication" of the 110-km A...
26 May, 2011, 05.01 AM IST
- Defence secretary talks to take a shot at resolving Siachen tangle
With cricket diplomacy now injecting some momentum into Indo-Pak talks, whether this enduring "vision'' can translate into reality will be ...
31 Mar, 2011, 06.18 AM IST
- Pak violates ceasefire along LoC
Pakistani soldiers opened ''indiscriminate firing'' on Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Mo...
11 Aug, 2008, 09.12 PM IST