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TopicSiachen Glacier

Topic: Siachen Glacier

25 yrs ago, an IAF Mi-17 was shot down while Army, Navy chiefs were touring Siachen

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
After we landed at Siachen Base Camp, we got to know that a helicopter was shot down by Pakistan. We had to send back a message.

Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, who helped secure Siachen for India, passes away at 87

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In 1978, Colonel Kumar led an expedition to the Siachen — the first such trek to the glacier — and planted the tricolour there. He later mapped the area in 1981-82.

74 deaths in 3 years puts spotlight back on avalanche danger for Indian Army

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told Parliament that 16 Army personnel were killed until 1 December this year. On 4 December, four others were killed.

2 Army personnel killed in Siachen glacier avalanche

PTI -
This comes after another recent avalanche in Siachen, where 4 Army personnel and 2 civilian porters were killed.

Indian Army unwilling to demilitarise Siachen Glacier as ‘Pakistan cannot be trusted’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Four soldiers and two porters died due to an avalanche at Siachen Sunday, but Army says can't risk withdrawal from the high-altitude glacier.

4 Army personnel, 2 civilians killed in Siachen Glacier avalanche

PTI -
A group of eight army personnel, including two civilians, were struck by the avalanche at an altitude of 19,000 ft Monday afternoon.

In 1990, there was another daring rescue of an IAF helicopter from Siachen Glacier

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
In 1990, when Siachen Glacier was a live battle zone, a Cheetah helicopter had to be rescued in freezing temperatures and under heavy firing.

‘Mission: Impossible’ drops Kashmir, but retains strategically important Nubra Valley

Manisha Mondal -
Nubra Valley, located 150 km north of Leh, acts as the gateway to the Siachen Glacier and Karakoram Pass.

The rarely told story of vital Point 5353 India failed to retake from Pakistan in Kargil

Sujan Dutta -
Some 19 yrs after the war, ThePrint pieces together events that prevented the Indian Army from capturing a vital height.

Siachen – the prize and its price

Shekhar Gupta -
Despite another tragedy, it's neither possible nor wise to make sectoral settlements with Pakistan unless it's a part of a larger normalisation.
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