The visit to Siachen is likely to take place on Tuesday, sources confirmed. Gen. Mubeen will visit the Siachen base camp as well as Leh and Thoise areas in Ladakh.
The visit assumes tremendous significance given that India has always taken the position that Siachen glacier belongs to it, a position disputed by Pakistan, which has always been uneasy about any military exercise or high-profile visit of foreign military personnel to the area.
Sridhar Kumaraswami