Is there really a good reason to carve dirt road to a difficult mountain top post where mules or human porters can do the job e.g posts on LOC.
We used human porters during Kargil war. No roads were carved out, in fact many volunteers were frustrated that they volunteered to fight but were used for portering duties.
Yes, Med evac, which is priority and heavy logistics which stand out of human/animal loading capability.
Obviously!
And if one is employing human porters, using mules instead will almost always be better.
We employ mules on LOC, Siachen, and even areas of FATA.
Monabao is there for a reason.
Heli is always preferred but ranges around LOC restricts its flight. Most of the area around AK and LOC can be easily covered by helis. Mules are not better in any sense, they are cheap to operate but the downsides are there, they are slow which cause delays, round trips get extended. Motorised transport is secondary choice, ATV's are an option, then 4x4 and after that 6x6 or 8x8 trucks.
One does not necessarily need to build roads in every nook and cranny of the country.
Chinese soldiers carrying luggage on their backs. Mules could've helped.
Maybe company level supplies to posts scattered around. If its a Battalion sized, Brigade sized or Div sized Ops and you are using human or mules for supplies, then dont even start the Ops.
You are quoting wrong example of Kargil. The Kargil Ops was section/platoon level strengths, occupying strategic posts like peaks. It wasnt a major offensive or defensive Ops. Next Ops will never be like Kargil Ops. Fast transports for logistics, assisting Battalion/Brigade level Ops, will be required.
No one said to move back to Napoleonic era and disband trucks altogether. There is no point in having a road up a small hill maned by a section.
That small hill (just like Leepa valley Ops) maybe a start-off point for a future major Ops as it maybe strategically located.
That small hill may also be utilized as a transit check point through which logistics would be passing in case an Ops is going to be conducted in the area.
That small hill maybe becomes a defensive point for friendly retreating forces during Ops.
All these requires roads.
I am sorry to say but with your thinking pattern, no Ops will be able to take place due to logistics issue.