Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to meet Nepal PM Sushil Koirala in Kathmandu on August 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit the Siachen glacier during his visit to poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir on August 12, sources have said.
Mr Modi will be the first Prime Minister to visit Siachen in nine years. Manmohan Singh was the last Prime Minister to visit the glacier in 2005.
The Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas is the world's highest and coldest battlefield, with both Indian and Pakistani soldiers stationed there.
There have been repeated calls to demilitarise the glacier because of the cost of maintaining troops at those icy heights and the high casualties from hostile weather.
More troops have died on the glacier due to adverse weather than combat.
Indian and Pakistani troops have been engaged in the standoff on Siachen since 1984. The guns have largely been silent since late 2003 after a ceasefire.