An Eye For An Eye Will Only Make The Whole World Blind – Part Twelve

The Siachen Glacier

Although it was Mahatma Gandhi to whom the quotation which forms the title to this series is attributed and he is still, largely, revered in India, it seems that the authorities do not always pay heed to his sage advice.

Take the Siachen glacier.

It is to be found in the Karakoram range in the Himalayas and at 76 kilometres long, as well as being the longest glacier in the…