The trek is aimed at `reaffirming India's claim' on the region and is set to be made an annual feature despite protests by Pakistan. Islamabad has expressed its displeasure at opening the glacier to civilian expeditions as it still considers it `disputed territory'.
However, the Army has stepped up civilian activities on the glacier and adjoining regions in the past year. In the last six months, three foreign expeditions and several joint military expeditions have taken place in the Karakoram region.
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