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Topic: Ladakh

Tourist arrivals in Ladakh declined post Pahalgam attack. Modi govt data shows sharp drop

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.

Wangchuk’s reference to Ladakhis as ‘us’ & govt as ‘them’ enough to invoke NSA, Centre tells SC

Climate activist Wangchuk misled youth of Ladakh and hoped for a riot-like situation as in Nepal, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said in court.

Army chief says India, China carried out ‘readjustment’ of troops. ‘Trying to increase trust factor’

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.

BJP’s uniformity push is harmful. Ladakh shows federalism is the core of our democracy

BJP’s majoritarian and singular agendas, such as 'One nation, One people, One culture', threaten the regional identities.

Sonam Wangchuk being held alone in 20×20 jail cell, given laptop at his request—Centre tells SC

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.

Anger over Wangchuk’s detention wasn’t limited to Ladakh. It spread to Arunachal, Uttarakhand & HP

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. 

PM Modi has gone silent on Ladakh, like Manipur earlier. It’s a bigger blunder

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.

ThePrint photos of the week: Leh’s uneasy calm, Sonam Wangchuk’s childhood & Gurugram urban farmers

In PhotosOfTheWeek we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Behind Ladakh’s demand for Sixth Schedule, a decades-old fight for identity & a place at the table

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.

Inside Wangchuk’s havens of learning, now in govt crosshairs—ice hockey, DIY labs & growing your own food

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.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.