On January 12, three days before Army Day, Army Chief of Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane, in response to a question on his views on the demilitarization of Siachen Glacier, said that the Indian Army was not opposed, but only if Pakistan accepted the NJ Actual ground position line 110 km north of 9842. The Army Chief of Staff is answering questions submitted in advance.

General Naravane said: “We are not against demilitarisation of the glacier, but only if the AGPL is accepted. Pakistan must accept their position and ours and we must both be on the dotted line before any kind of disengagement can take place. Signing. Very similar what happened in eastern Ladakh… first disengagement, then desensitization and de-escalation, another term for demilitarization.

While General Narawane has articulated the Indian Army’s position on the issue, the matter has become more complicated for national security planners, with Pakistan and China proposing to build a road linking Yarkand, Xinjiang, and Muzaffarabah, Pakistan. the way of Germany. Kilometers of territory illegally ceded by Pakistan to China in 1963. The Shaksgam Valley is located in the watershed of the Trans-Karakoram Mountains. The regional map clearly shows that the Limo Glaciers, the Teramshere Glaciers and the Siachen Glaciers are located within the Union Territory of India in Ladakh. The adjoining areas of these glaciers are PLA-controlled territories, such as the Shaksgam and Yarkand valleys in the north and PoK in the west, in addition to PLA militant deployments in Aksai Chin opposite the Daulet Beg Oldi district in the east. The PLA has a history of aggressively encroaching on the Army’s so-called Northern Division, which has steadfastly prevented the Indian Army from patrolling the Depsang Bulge south of the DBO and conducting a massive brigade-level deployment at Tyne Wyden (TWD). Actual Control (LAC) faces DBO India Post. Despite the fact that the Army Chief is aware of these facts, the proposed Muzaffarabad-Shaksgan-Yarkand Valley Highway will not only promote military interoperability between the two buddies, but also pose a two-front threat to the Northern Division of the Indian Army.

Since Operation Meghdoot in 1984, Indian troops have controlled the Saltoro Ridge to the Siachen Glacier. Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram, just northeast of NJ 9842, where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. Teram Shehr and Rimo Glacier are located east of the Siachen glacier and south of the Shaksgam and Yarkand valleys​​, where the PLA has deployed nuclear missiles. These glaciers under Indian control not only provided access to the Shaksgam and Yarkand valleys, but also provided depth to the defenses of Siachen and the DBO sector.

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