Siachen conflict

April 13, 1984 – November 25, 2003

Result Indian victory

India and Pakistan fought for the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir after India seized it in Operation Meghdoot. India holds the glacier and the main heights, and a ceasefire has held since 2003. Most deaths came from the extreme climate.

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Battles 1

April 13, 1984

Operation Meghdoot Indian Victory Siachen Glacier Zail Singh, Pervez Musharraf, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Key commanders

India 8

Zail Singh belligerent leader Prem Nath Hoon military commander

Atal Bihari Vajpayee belligerent leader

Rajiv Gandhi belligerent leader

Chandra Shekhar belligerent leader

Indira Gandhi belligerent leader

P. V. Narasimha Rao belligerent leader

V. P. Singh belligerent leader

Pakistan 3

Pervez Musharraf military commander

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq military commander Zahid Ali Akbar Khan military commander