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it is not true
by soul provider on Jun 17, 2005 12:04 PM   Permalink

i have served in siachen glacier for three years including duration of op vijay. the geopolitical and military implication of occupaton of siachen glacier is not fully understood/ expressed by the writer.it is true that indian army consumes a whopping 4 crores daily on maintainance only.but such an expenditure and sacrifice of life is justified in the sense that if we do not hold the present positions in the glacier then, where do we do it? should we fall back to partapur? then leh will be threatened.if leh goes then whole of eastern laddakh goes. then comes your 'pang' then goes your 'patsio' then goes your rohtang pass and one fine evening you will find pakis having coffee in manali. the present position in glacier restricts pakistani to launch any major offensive in that sector and other axis of possible invasion routes are presently adequately guarde by the indian armed forces thus denying any possibility of paki misadventure in that sector. apart from that strategical importance siachen is also a very potent buffer between any possible sino - paki nexus and malintentions in that sector.dear writer ask MO branch, they will tell you the commercial viability of the region.

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