Just as the Kargil intrusions allowed Pakistani troops to dominate the Srinagar-Zojila-Kargil-Leh highway and threatened to cut off Ladakh from the north;
Is this still the case???
Pretty much
Point 5353 (also called
Point 17561, and
Marpo La Peak) is a mountain peak on the Line of Control dividing the Indian- and Pakistani-administered portions of Kashmir in the vicinity of Dras in the Kargil district. It is the highest peak along the Marpo La ridge and dominates the entire area on both the sides of the Line of Control.Today, Point 5353 remains in Pakistani military possession.
The peak became a subject of controversy after the Kargil War. Soon after the war had ended
The Hindu correspondent Praveen Swami and an Indian opposition party leader, Ram Kumar Anand claimed that the peak was inside the Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and it was captured by the Pakistan Army during the Kargil War. They also claimed that the Indian troops had unsuccessfully tried to recapture Point 5353 on 18 May 1999.
Strategic significance
The Point 5353 is at an aeral distance of 12 km from Dras, through which passes the strategic National Highway 1 of India linking Srinagar to Leh. In 1999, Pakistani forces occupied all the peaks in the vicinity and directed artillery fire at the highway, which led to Indian retaliation and the Kargil War. The Indian Army fought to regain control of Tiger Hill and Tololing peaks, which posed a more direct threat to the highway. Point 5240 and 5353 were not cleared during the war. Their status was settled during the negotiations after the end of hostilities.
The Indian Army admits that Point 5353 offers a view of the National Highway. However, it say that the peak is not comparable in strategic importance to Tololing and Tiger Hill. But commentators state other views. The Point 5353 dominates the eastern shoulder of the Marpo La pass and the Sando nullah approach to the pass. Since it is the tallest peak in the area, it is said to be a "dominating feature". Former Lt. Col. Kuldip Singh Ludra states, "it dominates, by observation and fire, the complete area on both side of the Line of Control."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_5353
The rarely told story of vital Point 5353 India failed to retake from Pakistan in Kargil
https://theprint.in/defence/why-point-5353-in-kargil-continues-to-be-occupied-by-pakistan/87213/
Near Tiger Hill, Point 5353 still Pak-occupied
http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/near-tiger-hill-point-5353-still-pakoccupied/488505/
there are endless possibilities from both countries .
Have some shame
"Government sources conservatively estimate that the PLA has captured more than 60 square kilometres of Indian-patrolled territory in the last month"
Get over your bollywood delusionalism and try getting a dose of reality for once.