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| Pakistan has no claims over Siachen | | Indian Army in no hury to pull back: Brig. Prakash | | |
NEW DELHI, NOV. 11
Amid the intensifed talk of 'serious' talks being held on the future of Siachen glacier, the cat is out of the bag: Indian Army has no plans, in the given situation, to pull back from its commanding heights on the 18,000-foot-high glacier. In fact, the Army wants Pakistan to accept ground realites.
Brigadier Om Prakah, commander of the Indian Army formation responsible for guarding the Siachen area has made it clear: "Pakistan has absolutely no claims over Siachen. Our troops are stationed at least 20-30 km west of the glacier. The Pakistanis cannot even get a look in, let alone lay claim to the glacier". He was talking to journalists flown to Siachen from New Delhi for a briefing on the situation on the glacier, where temperatures plummet to -30 degrees Celsius.
Om Prakash's statement assumes significance in view of the Nov 13-15 Foreign Secretary level talks between the two countries in New Delhi where Siachen will be one of the key subjects. The government of India has spoken broadly about dem... | |
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| Maharaja Hari Singh's forces in Gilgit | | Plot against them was laid at Peshawar: Gen. Sinha | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, NOV. 11: Lt. Gen. SK Sinha, currently Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, seems to be a reservoir of untold stories. And one of these is: The whole plot for an uprisng against Maharaja Hari Singh's forces in Gilgit Agency had been laid at Peshawar in Pakistan. And Pakistan cleverly subverted the loyalty of a section of the Maharaja's forces.
Lt. Gen. (Retd.) SK Sinha's book titled 'Operation Rescue: Military Operations in Jammu & Kashmir 1947-49' has brought to the fore a few more sensational revelations. First, disloyal elements of Kashmir State Forces initially demanded higher rates of pay and better condi... | |
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