evidence: The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the Karakoram range in the Himalayas. Although India controls the entirety of the Siachen Glacier since 1984, Pakistan still has territorial claims over it, controls the region west of Saltoro Ridge, lying west of the glacier and operates many outposts there.This article will give information about the Siachen glacier which will be useful in the Geography segment of the IAS Exam. To know more about other topics in this segment, visit the UPSC Syllabus page. [...] In 1984 Operation Meghdoot was launched by India. It resulted in India gaining complete control over all of Siachen Glacier and included its tributaries. It pre-empted Pakistan’s own military move – Operation Ababeel by a day to occupy the dominating heights on Saltoro Ridge located at the west of Siachen Glacier.