India, Nov. 1 -- Documents accessed by The Sunday Guardian show the range of concessions Indians participating in the talks were ready to make. The strategic environment around Siachen has acquired additional dimensions since 2012 because of China's presence and military cooperation with Pakistan.

India's military position on the Siachen Glacier, one of the world's highest battlefields, could have been fundamentally altered under a 2012 demilitarisation proposal that envisaged the withdrawal of Indian troops from the commanding heights of the Saltoro Ridge. The proposal has assumed renewed strategic significance in 2026 as China expands its infrastructure network in the Shaksgam Valley, north of the Siachen sector, and deepens military c...