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INDIAN DEFENCE MINISTER HOLDS AN ICE AXE NEAR BASE CAMP OF SIACHEN, INDIA

Indian Defence Minister A K Antony (C) holds an ice axe as he watches soldiers climb a glacier near the base of Siachen glacier, India on May 5, 2007. The Siachen Glacier located in the eastern Karakoram Range is also the highest battleground on earth, where India and Pakistan maintain permanent military personnel at a height of over 6,000 meters. (UPI Photo)

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