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Factfile on India-Pakistan Siachen dispute
Monday May 30, 2011 09:53:38 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
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 the west and the main Karakoram range to the east in the
northern-most tip of the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.
* The Siachen Glacier's icy heights range from 16,000 to 22,000
feet with temperatures dipping to minus 50 degree Celsius in
winter.
* India launched Operation Meghdoot and took control of Siachen in
April 1984 by pre-empting the Pakistan army's Operation Ababeel
aimed at occupying the glacier.
* India and Pakistan have cumulatively deployed nearly 10,000
troops along the 110-km-long Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL) on
the Siachen Glacier. India wants Pakistan to authenticate the AGPL
before any talks on demilitarisation can begin.
* The dispute has reportedly cost both India and Pakistan over $10
billion in cumulative budgetary allocations and over 2,300
casualties, mostly due to the inhospitable weather.
* Talks on the dispute began in 1985 after discussions between
then Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and then Pakistani
president Gen. Zia-ul-Haq.
* The 12th round of the talks on the dispute were held in New
Delhi May 30-31, 2011.
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