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Thursday, August 28, 2025
TopicSiachen

Topic: Siachen

The barely told stories of Indian and Pakistani spies making peace while waging war

Some untold or barely told stories of Indian and Pakistani spymasters making peace on the sidelines of war.

How India beat Pakistan to gain control of the world’s highest battlefield 34 years ago

On 13 April 1985, India launched Operation Meghdoot to wrest control of Siachen Glacier and gain a strategic upper hand on Pakistan.

India’s first pilot to land on Siachen recounts how his life was saved by Army comrades

An Air Force officer recalls a ‘dangerous and stupid’ sortie he undertook on the world’s highest battlefield.

Surviving on milk powder and willpower, six Indian soldiers held a peak on Siachen for half a year

A general recounts the tale of how as a young captain, he and five soldiers manned a post on a peak 20,000 feet above sea level for six gruelling months.

How India realised it was at risk of losing the Siachen glacier to Pakistan

April 1984 saw the Indian Army, supported by the IAF, launch an audacious and preemptive operation to occupy the Saltoro Ridge and dominate the Siachen Glacier. These vignettes are a tribute to that operation.

India caught off-guard by Chinese road in Shaksgam Valley near Siachen

ThePrint reported in January about the new road and PLA posts north of Siachen; Army chief Gen. Rawat had said no work was going on in the area.

It was Pranab Mukherjee who opposed demilitarisation of Siachen in 2006: former NSA

The former national security advisor countered the former Foreign Secretary on a crucial Cabinet Committee on Security meeting on Siachen and Pakistan

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.