Pakistan has ordered their troops to a higher state of alert along the entire “Line of Control” – the border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region.<\/p>\n
India has not responded to the Pakistani escalation.<\/p>\n
Kashmir is a horrible place – it’s a very cold place at very high altitudes.\u00a0\u00a0 Much of it is covered by a glacier.\u00a0\u00a0 It lies in the Himalaya mountains between India, Pakistan and China.\u00a0\u00a0 The glacier is at 18,000 feet and above, an altitude at which it is hard to function without an oxygen supply.<\/p>\n
Map<\/a><\/p>\n There is almost no way for military forces to do anything there – but they can’t agree on where the border should be.\u00a0\u00a0 The “Line of Control” is the current boundary line.<\/p>\n Further making things problematic is that Chinese troops are starting to show up in the area.<\/p>\n \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffChinese military presence near Kashmir<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Pakistan has ordered their troops to a higher state of alert along the entire “Line of Control” – the border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region. India has not responded to the Pakistani escalation. Kashmir is a … Continue reading