Talks between Ladakh groups, MHA fail to resume amid rift over govt. proposal
Talks between the Indian Home Ministry and Ladakh civil society groups have stalled due to disagreements over a government draft proposal for the region's governance. Groups like the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance are demanding greater political autonomy and statehood.
Why it matters
The ongoing unrest in Ladakh highlights the complex political challenges of managing federally administered territories and the friction between local demands for autonomy and central government policy.
Talks between Ladakh groups, MHA fail to resume amid rift over govt. proposal left Ladakh has been witnessing frequent street protests since it was carved out as a Union Territory in 2019 from the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir. File AP AP https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/pacyb6/article70744389.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/India_Ladakh_Protest_64987.jpg Altaf Qadri A protester from Ladakh holds a placard demanding statehood and other democratic rights for their region during a protest in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, an amalgam of trade unions, social, political and religious groups from Ladakh region held a demonstration Wednesday demanding statehood after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government revoked the special status of Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir on Aug. 5, 2019 and turned the erstwhile state into two federally administered territories.
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