['< sod > | territory = india holds all of the siachen glacier and its tributary glaciers. < ref > see http : / / www. bharat - rakshak. com / army / history / siachen / 290 - confrontation. html for a detailed description of indian forces taking control of bilafond la in 1987. and pages 19 - 20 plus the map on p. 21 at http : / / www. sandia. gov / cooperative - monitoring - center / _ assets / documents / sand20075670. pdf showing indian control over gyong la, pakistani control over the heights just to the west, near " naveed top " east of chumik glacier, contrary to the oft - copied misstatement in the old error - plagued summary at http : / / www. globalsecurity. org / military / world / war / siachen. htm < / ref > < ref name = " fronltine _ leaders " > { { cite news | url = http : / / www. frontlineonnet. com / fl2304 / stories / 20060310001704400. htm | title = for the first time, the leaders of india and pakistan seem close to finding a solution to the kashmir problem. | work = for a detailed, current map | date = mar 10, 2006 | accessdate = april 29, 2012 | author = noorani, a. g. } } < / ref > < ref > " indians have been able to hold on to the tactical advantage of the high ground. most of india\'s many outposts are west of the ( siachen ) glacier along the [ [ saltoro ridge | saltoro range ] ]. { { cite news | url = http : / / query. nytimes. com / gst / fullpage. html? res = 9807efda1431f930a15756c0a96f958260 & sec = & spon = & & scp = 1 & sq = % 22may % 2023, % 201999 % 22 % 20 % 22roof % 20of % 20the % 20world % 22 & st = cse | first = barry | last = bearak | title = the coldest war ; frozen in fury on the roof of the world | accessdate = 2009 - 02 - 20 | all work = [ [ the new york times ] ] | date = 23 may 1999 } } < / ref > < ref > in an academic study with detailed maps and satellite images, co - authored by brigadiers from both the pakistani and indian military, pages 16 and 27 : " since 1984, the indian army has been in physical possession of most of the heights on the saltoro range west of the siachen glacier, while the pakistan army has held posts at lower elevations of western slopes of the spurs emanating from the saltoro ridgeline. the indian army has secured its position on the ridgeline. " { { cite web | url = http : / / www. cmc. sandia. gov / cmc - papers / sand20075670. pdf | title = demilitarization of the siachen conflict zone | accessdate = 2009 - 02 - 20 | last = hakeem | first = asad | author2 = gurmeet kanwal | author3 = michael vannoni | author4 = gaurav rajen | date = 2007 - 09 - 01 | work = sandia report | publisher = sandia national laboratories, albuquerque, nm, usa } } < / ref > < eod > < sod > | commander2 = [ [ lieutenant - general | lgen ] ] [ [ zahid ali akbar khan | zahid ali akbar ] ] < br > [ [ brigadier - general | bgen ] ] [ [ pervez musharraf, a major or lt colonel at that time ] ] < eod >']