abstract:In an academic study with detailed maps and satellite images, co-authored by brigadiers from both the Pakistani and Indian military, pages 16 and 27: "Since 1984, the Indian army has been in physical possession of most of the heights on the Saltoro Range west of the Siachen Glacier, while the Pakistan army has held posts at lower elevations of western slopes of the spurs emanating from the Saltoro ridgeline. The Indian army has secured its position on the ridge-line".
Still, the explosive issue of Kashmir is on the agenda, and Asiaweek has learned that both sides will probably pull troops out of Kashmir's SiachenGlacier in the Himalayas.
Pakistani troops, along with alleged "freedom fighters, " infiltrated Indian territory and captured mountains above a vital road used to supply India's troops on the SiachenGlacier, where they have been battling Pakistan since 1984.