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US Army Chief George W. Casey today visited the Siachen glacier; the highest battlefield
The US army chief is on a three-day visit to India that began on Thursday.
Pakistan has objected to the visit, terming Siachen as a disputed territory and
has apprehensions that peace process might get derailed after his visit.
According to a senior army officer from Udhampur based Northern command, Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor accompanied Casey during the visit. “Casey was first flown over the 70 km glacier to have an aerial view and then landed there to acquaint himself about the ground realities,” the army officer said, adding that the Corps commander of Ladakh based 14 Core was already there. “He held an interaction with some army officers presently posted there,” the senior army officer added. The army officer said that his visit is for developing concept and medical aspect of fighting troopers in severe cold conditions and high
altitudes, “Siachen is best for such concept developing as it is a unique battle
field,” added the army officer.
He said that the US Army is presently dealing with rugged and high altitude
terrain in Afghanistan. “US army wants to learn from the Indian army to fight on
such inhospitable, rough and rugged terrain,” the army officer added.
Pakistani foreign Office spokesman has said about the visit of US army chief to
Siachen “Any such visit to an area which is disputed and which is under
discussion between Pakistan and India will certainly cast a shadow on the
ongoing composite dialogue between the two neighbours,” a Foreign Office
spokesman was quoted saying by the newsmen.
Here it needs to be mentioned that since September 2007, Siachen has opened up
mountaineering and trekking expeditions by Indian army to the forbidding glacial
heights for civilians. Earlier Israeli Army chief also visited valley and held
threadbare discussions about the dealing of counterinsurgency in Jammu and
Kashmir with senior army officers in Srinagar.
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