The army has finally agreed to cooperate with Jammu and Kashmir Police after its attempts to thwart the probe into the matter were countered by the state administration.
The chopper has been validated for high-altitude, low temperature flying, required to maintain the supply lines for the Siachen region
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India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to reach any agreement on demilitarisation of the Siachen glacier as "differences" continued to persist on authentication of positions held by the armed forces.
The helicopter was on a routine maintenance sortie when it crashed about 400 meters ahead of the Indian post in an area dotted by several crevasses and a 225-metre ice wall.
Pakistan refused as Indian troops held dominant positions. Also the authentication amounted to publicly acknowledgement of loss of Siachen, which Pakistan military has not conceded so far.
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"Army has submitted its views to the government on the issue. I am sure the government will keep them in mind," Army Chief General J J Singh told reporters in New Delhi when asked whether it was ready for demilitarisation of the glacier.
This is the first time that an Indian prime minister is visiting the inhospitable glacier.
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Pakistan is expected to maintain its old stand of willingness to agree for simultaneous pull back of troops to pre-1984 positions but would not authenticate the present positions held by India on Siachen on the maps as demanded by New Delhi.
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As a result of 'effective and good' medical services being provided by the Armed Forces Medical Services, the mortality rate of soldiers in high altitude areas like the Siachen Glacier has been considerably reduced.
His condition is critical but stable and he is undergoing various tests in the hospital, army sources said.
The 13-member delegation is hopeful of a outcome.
The defence minister has said that there are no differing opinions on this between India and Pakistan.
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While visiting the world's highest battlefield, Dr Singh said on Sunday that time has to make efforts to convert Siachen into a "peace mountain" but asserted there could be "no redrawing of boundaries".
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'The Modi government's grandstanding has hardened the reflexes in Beijing, Islamabad and Kathmandu and complicated India's relations with these three countries, which were even otherwise highly problematic.' 'Whatever prospects existed for a fair and balanced resolution of the territorial disputes may also have receded,' observes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
'It will be a repeated folly to ever think that China will not attack us.'
'They know that India is no pushover.' 'We have to be extremely vigilant, remain ready and keep strengthening our positions.' 'We have to be militarily strong, whatever be the cost.'
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"It's very difficult for animals and vegetation to adjust to the rapid temperature changes in the Artic. They could die," director of Danish Polar Centre Hanne Petersen said.
India on Friday said that there can be no pull out of troops from Jammu and Kashmir unless violence ends and a similar disengagement in Siachen Glacier can be undertaken only when delineation on the troop positions is carried out.
They agreed to have further talks on modalities for disengagement and redeployment of troops.
After a gap of seven years, India and Pakistan resumed defence secretary-level talks focussed on military de-escalation.
