Figures were shared in response to question in Lok Sabha on whether government was aware of financial distress among tourism stakeholders in the Union Territory.
While both India and China have carried out disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, the process of de-escalation is still under discussion & has not been agreed upon.
Top court has listed hearing on plea filed by Sonam Wangchuk’s wife for Wednesday. Climate activist was taken into preventive detention under NSA on 26 September.
Wangchuk was detained under NSA on 26 Sept after protests demanding statehood & Sixth Schedule protection for Ladakh turned violent. He was accused of instigating the violence.
Amit Shah should have been better informed about public sentiment in Ladakh, given that the party lost the 2024 Lok Sabha election to an Independent after winning in 2014 and 2019.
As Ladakh recovers from tragedy of 24 September violence, demands for statehood & Sixth Schedule protections persist. People fear loss of cultural identity, land rights & ecological balance.
For years, SECMOL & HIAL, founded by Sonam Wangchuk and wife, among others, offered students a unique approach to learning. Both are now on govt’s radar over alleged FCRA violations.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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