evidence: Soon, about 300-odd Indian troops were positioned on the strategically important peaks and passes of the Saltoro Ridge. By the time the Pakistan Army reacted by sending its troops to dislodge them, Indian soldiers had already occupied crucial peaks and passes, snatching an invaluable tactical advantage. [...] One of the key figures in the bold Indian decision-making of that time was a colourful mountaineer, Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar. Ever ready to set off on an expedition, Bull Kumar discovered in the late 1970s that Pakistan was hosting European mountaineering expeditions on the Saltoro Ridge, thereby establishing its claim to those ranges. [...] Ukraine says situation in East worse as Russian troops step up attacks "We began establishing a territorial claim to this area, through mountaineering, to counter Pakistan’s cartographic aggression," said Kumar. "My report on the expedition said, "The Line of Control should run along the Saltoro Ridge, so that we can overlook and dominate the Pakistanis."