Army Chief General Bikram Singh on Monday opposed any dilution of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any decision to revoke it from any part should be taken only after getting inputs from security agencies and stakeholders. ...
05:57 PM, Jan 14, 2013
New Delhi: Troops stationed at the Siachen Glacier can look forward to better resource mobilisation as the Indian Air Force is procuring 12 new light helicopters for deployment there. A request for proposal (RFP) has been sent by the IAF to defence aerospace PSU HAL for buying 12 Cheetal helicopters which will be used for carrying out operations in high altitude areas in the northern borders, IAF officials said. The...
09:46 AM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Amidst Pakistan pushing for the demilitarisation of Siachen, Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh said on Wednesday that India had "lost lot of lives" and "shed a lot of blood" to command the icy heights and favoured holding on to the 70-km-long glacier in northern Jammu and Kashmir. General Singh also noted that Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield, is of "strategic importance" to India and that the...
10:00 PM, Sep 19, 2012
On Board Air India One: India attaches no link between the progress in talks with Pakistan on reducing military presence in Siachen Glacier and other bilateral matters, a top official said. The official also added that the Indian armed forces were better prepared than ever before, seeking to quell such an impression after the letter to that effect written by former army chief General VK Singh. "Our composite dialogue with...
03:40 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Indian and Pakistani defence secretaries stick to stated positions, slated to meet again in Delhi now. ...
11:37 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Islamabad: Indian and Pakistani officials have made no forward movement on resolving the military standoff on the Siachen glacier, with both sides sticking to their stated positions in two-day talks, diplomatic and official sources said on June 11. During talks on June 11 between an Indian delegation led by Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma and a Pakistani team led by Defence Secretary Nargis Sethi, the two sides "explained their respective stances"...
01:33 PM, Jun 12, 2012
"It takes our men 27 days to trek from base camp to the highest post in Siachen," the officer with long experience of service on ...
11:49 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Demilitarilasition of Siachen is something Pakistan needs more than India. ...
10:41 AM, Jun 11, 2012
New Delhi: The defence secretaries of India and Pakistan will be meeting in Islamabad on Monday for 13th round of talks on the Siachen glacier. The word from New Delhi is 'don't expect any breakthrough'. Pakistan has been pushing hard for withdrawal from the Glacier and could retaliate by rejecting a settlement on the Sir Creek issue. India has made it clear that it doesn't share Pakistan's urgency in wanting...
06:39 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Islamabad: Ahead of its key talks with India on the Siachen issue, Pakistan has claimed that the biggest hurdle in resolving the military standoff on the world's highest battlefield are the armies of the two countries. Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, who was the Defence Minister till yesterday and has now been given the water and power portfolio in a minor Cabinet reshuffle, said India and Pakistan both stand to benefit from...
01:10 PM, Jun 03, 2012
New Delhi: India and Pakistan have agreed to hold meaningful and result-oriented discussion to demilitarise Siachen glacier region where 26 soldiers died during deployment last year, government told the Lok Sabha on Monday. In a written reply, Defence Minister AK Antony said, "The number of casualties in Siachen in last one year is 26." On diplomatic measures for demilitarisation of Siachen glacier region, he said, "12th round of Defence Secretary-level...
04:24 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan should not unilaterally withdraw its forces from Siachen, the world's highest battleground, opposition leader Imran Khan has said. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said in Lahore on Sunday that there has be simultaneous withdrawal of forces by India as well as Pakistan, Geo News reported. Imran Khan was reacting to Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's statement on April 18 that his country favoured talks with India...
12:08 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Washington: The US has said that the Siachen issue is to be primarily resolved through dialogue between India and Pakistan, but Washington was willing to help the two neighbours it whatever way it could, State Department has said. "We have made clear to both India and Pakistan that we are prepared to be supportive in any way that might be helpful, but that primarily we see this being settled by...
03:33 PM, Apr 10, 2012
The Pakistani government says that the exact number of casualties is not known yet and that rescue and relief operations are on. ...
01:22 PM, Apr 07, 2012
Islamabad: An avalanche trapped over 100 Pakistani soldiers near the Siachen glacier on the border with India on Saturday, the Army spokesman said. Several Pakistani television channels reported earlier that about 150 soldiers were trapped. "At six o'clock this morning this avalanche hit a (military) headquarters. Over 100 soldiers and personnel are trapped," said the spokesman, Major-General Athar Abbas, adding that rescue teams were headed to the scene. He said...
11:39 AM, Apr 07, 2012
New Delhi: After a gap of three years, defence secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on the long-pending Siachen issue will kick off on Monday. "Defence Secretary Pradeep Kumar will lead the Indian delegation during the two-day talks," a Defence Ministry official said, adding that "India and Pakistan decided to resume the talks last year after both Prime Ministers met in Thimpu." Pakistan's Defence Secretary Lt General (Retd) Syed Ather...
08:42 PM, May 29, 2011
Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Monday went to the Siachen. ...
11:43 PM, Dec 23, 2008
This documentary is the result of a 120-km trek across the Siachen glacier. ...
11:01 PM, Oct 20, 2007
London: In a shocking turn of events, top Sri Lankan batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan has turned out to be the leading Sri Lankan cricketer the ICC's Anti-corruption and Security Unit has been monitoring for alleged links with a bookmaker. The Daily Mail today claimed that Dilshan was the player named in a Sri Lankan Cricket Board report to ICC's ACSU last year after he was allegedly spotted with a suspected illegal ...
01:41 AM, Oct 13, 2007
Rasika Tyagi reports after completing the first civilian trek to Siachen. ...
11:30 PM, Oct 11, 2007
