For a long time now there has been speculation whether India and Pakistan aremoving towards some kind of a resolution on Siachen, an issue on which the twosides have been locked in a frosty and deadly battle since the eighties.Informal assessments say that it is costing India about three crores rupees perday. And this is just to keep the supplies going to Siachen. This does notinclude the deaths, most of which is due more to the harsh conditions thanbullets. Ever since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and General Musharrafearmarked the Siachen and the Sir Creek issues for priority attention, thespeculation has grown about what kind of a solution might be possible. When thePrime Minister reached New York last month, all sorts of movement on the issuewere predicted.