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Topic: Ladakh

No, Modi govt is not trying to split Jammu and Kashmir into three parts

A viral message on social media says the Modi govt is trying to make Jammu a separate state and Kashmir and Ladakh union territories.

People sitting in air-conditioned rooms do not know what Rs 6,000 means for poor farmer, says PM Modi

The Centre has announced direct income support of Rs 6,000 per year to those holding cultivable land up to two hectare.

Remembering Rezang La, a poignant moment of military courage on the western front

In the darkness of defeat in the east, just over a hundred soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought the Chinese to the last man in 1962.

One year after Doklam, China intrudes again — in Ladakh

The incursion took place in June in Demchok, the same place where Indian and Chinese troops faced-off when Xi and Modi met in late 2014.

The BJP remains a Brahmin-Baniya club, and ‘kung fu’ nuns save the day in Ladakh

Front page Despite its outreach to the lower castes, BJP remains a Brahmin-Baniya club: A detailed analysis of the ruling party’s hierarchy by ThePrint reveals...

What Kautilya would have prescribed for the Kashmir problem

It is in India’s interest to step back and rethink what we are doing in Jammu and Kashmir.

BRO removes major bottleneck in Leh, constructs bridge leading to Siachen base camp

The bridge constructed on Khalsar-Sasoma road will increase the movement of both tourist and military traffic. 

Why spotting the elusive snow leopard in Ladakh is like peekaboo with a ghost

The incredibly rare snow leopards of Ladakh are thankfully off the endangered species list since last year. The increase in their numbers is drawing...

This day in 1962, at Rezangla, Ladakh

In the darkness of defeat in the east, just over a hundred soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought to the last man. Revisiting a poignant moment of courage on the western front.

India-Pakistan relations: Charting a course without reliable maps

Emotional handshakes seem to vaporize in the atavism of distrust that constantly reasserts itself.

On Camera

Severe Hyderabad internet outages make it an IT hub without the IT part

Many offices in Telangana have asked their employees to work from home because of heavy rainfall, but it has become impossible due to the internet outages.

‘Not just Russian oil, India tapped us along on trade deal,’ says US treasury secy Scott Bessent

New Delhi: The US is not worried about the rupee “becoming a reserve currency” given that it is at an all-time low versus the...

CDS on differences on theaterisation—views welcome, final call to be in nation’s best interests

The Navy has always been on board with the theaterisation plan, but the Air Force feels splitting up air assets into several theatre commands is futile & will tie up critical systems.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.