Siachen is more than just a sheet of ice

May 04, 2012 12:22

On April 19, India welcomed Pakistan army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani's remarks on demilitarisation of Siachen and said the money spent on deployment of troops there could be diverted for development work. There is definitely a requirement to go in for demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier and delineate a permanent mutually agreed actual ground position line (AGPL) for a lasting peace.

Defence analyst and commentator PK Vasudeva writes for the Hindustan Times. Read

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