evidence: Forty years ago, on April 13, 1984, a fleet of Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopters flew an Indian Army platoon, one soldier at a time, to the Bilafondla Pass on the Saltoro Ridge, towering over the Siachen Glacier at an altitude of 5,450 metres (17,880 ft). [...] 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. [...] 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."