Siachen Glacier the Battle of Roses

For twenty five years, several thousand troops from the armies of India and Pakistan have faced each other in an undeclared war in the vast expanse of the Siachen glacier. Siachen is the world's longest non-polar glacier. This uninhabited area did not feature in the negotiations between India and Pakistan after the wars fought by them in 1949 (Ceasefire Line): 1965 (Tashkent Agreement); and 1972 (Shimla Agreement and the Line of Control).