Sonam Wangchuk Backs Ladakh’s Statehood Demands in Dec 3 Talks

Govind Tekale Govind Tekale

[{"selector":"#anim-76e032d1-f6a8-4ba2-a609-4f2f3c0303bd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-96.41255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ef19e337-3676-47b8-bc7f-0848efc7c430","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-592ff4da-0f90-4545-8433-ca40b647ff1a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d49515bd-9876-4fcc-a5ef-8e9cd9be7860","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51dcb825-ce2b-48b6-8dee-67b86a94e7fe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cc3eb15e-f9cb-4624-bb23-b1537628f2f9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -158.3165%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Union Home Ministry sets crucial talks with Ladakh leaders on Dr. Rajendra Prasad's birth anniversary - will their demands for Sixth Schedule inclusion be addressed? Photo Source: Archives New Zealand (CC BY 2.0) Photo Source: Archives New Zealand (CC BY 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-a65dc188-4b32-4e66-95c7-b73025a5a636","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4d656c3-c141-44a8-85fd-f54278dce41f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ed55ac90-1a60-4ea6-8a4a-32ef5b6dfa1d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-590752aa-5482-4898-b765-140ce7a0600b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-09172556-9137-4f50-a10c-8f77e8dee09a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c9a093a9-78e3-4f1e-a72a-dc3ce0364b67","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ladakh's transition from J&K to Union Territory sparked new aspirations - now seeking statehood with proposed expansion from 2 to 5 districts. Photo Source: INDU BIKASH SARKER (Pexels) Photo Source: INDU BIKASH SARKER (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-2cef7edf-a468-4aac-9c61-22d9f20911b9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-96.41255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d6ebe6ef-6537-4281-bdf1-cb9027e890f0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c119c86c-b97d-44df-b9b1-7fb0cb01daef","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-02a78165-f1fe-480e-8834-5652d28bcad7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e5b7ca71-8144-4dce-adaf-d7733468521b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -169.72624%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb2fb9da-88f3-4712-ab2f-ee95b027d19a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Post Article 370 abrogation reshaped Jammu & Kashmir's political landscape, with both regions under Lt. Governors' administration. Photo Source: Kailas98, (CC BY-SA 3.0) Photo Source: Kailas98, (CC BY-SA 3.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-d9c1e22b-67a6-41f4-9326-bff8f2e9ceec","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bbd6255-c291-4828-b1d5-1656603568ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1009e27b-5f0e-4a92-9edd-78d3d7cfd418","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-66aeb4b1-3b22-4c8e-ae89-31633ccdfeae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c2a9d8d-5211-413e-960f-77847ed1ba27","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fd11e0fa-29f5-4234-8d17-c4967af8646c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Winter Parliament session becomes backdrop for high-stakes negotiations between Ladakhi representatives and central officials. Photo Source: Shahnoor Habib Munmun (CC BY 3.0) Photo Source: Shahnoor Habib Munmun (CC BY 3.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-407e50b6-da7f-4c4a-8ac4-5a2e3b317166","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-96.41255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-494ded89-8206-4b75-b861-d7d808282f14","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-25900359-5056-41ef-9cbe-2643a1f9b33a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8c136136-6d76-46b7-9f28-da9fed6c74d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-843cf926-af6d-46e8-8c69-6a2200421d4c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -169.72624%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-26e93ac5-df42-4106-969a-86d1676e0ef7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Strategic location along Sino-Indian border adds weightage to Ladakhi demands amidst ongoing Chinese military presence. Photo Source: Partha Chowdhury (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Photo Source: Partha Chowdhury (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-3d1a390c-fb73-4880-8b53-d7a6ed1dfef7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e52aa9a2-33b3-4410-96c1-31091f05630c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-71e06b58-a6e6-4db3-b1cc-e8a4c0a6803d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2112c77c-4abd-4481-8bb1-20f0fbb80b91","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7f975862-d465-4c5a-98c9-0ee724ef71e3","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0d94a4f-ebae-4697-978e-7328a9cd533b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] How does Manipur's tribal conflict influence central government's approach toward Ladakh's growing unrest? Photo Source: Manipur TSM (CC BY-NC 2.0) Photo Source: Manipur TSM (CC BY-NC 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-8ec458af-40e1-4d37-80de-4aa7b7402d07","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-96.41255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ed9b4e4-71c1-4888-9178-9d5d2777b5f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5fd43f6e-012b-46f2-abc6-8feb761f7305","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-32332876-1e02-4bbf-ab9b-33b9d6dd1208","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c68d9765-127f-457b-aa3e-cf666d1fb80f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -188.27728%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f18f5d73-1ce9-4700-bcb8-76aa749daaf5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Ramon Magsaysay awardee Sonam Wangchuk's long march to Delhi amplified Ladakh's voice on global stage. Photo Source: Jurryboncodin (CC BY-SA 4.0) Photo Source: Jurryboncodin (CC BY-SA 4.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-545c2016-edc7-42d2-b620-f72f6877ae0b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-100%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fee4deab-5316-47c9-a323-f32905d15788","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a42a7d95-2781-4a71-8902-7ea79c87037c","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-19b7797e-9863-4a17-acf8-7d2ecf4a5f2c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c24311b1-9da4-4b03-9fc6-843adb6760db","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.28663%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e4704fd7-d78c-4548-8de8-cbaa86dc3890","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] What makes December 3rd talks between Ladakhi leaders and Home Ministry officials crucial for regional stability? Photo Source: ArtHouse Studio (Pexels) Photo Source: ArtHouse Studio (Pexels)

[{"selector":"#anim-267dd37a-5bc7-4eb7-84f5-96c51c622335","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-96.41255%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a4d8e96-72e8-4b8d-b96f-3f9a09681f16","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93fc7cd3-7c6b-47e0-bf3a-652b6a787cd1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9ffd959-8955-418f-871c-43d96c35f813","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ace95251-d15e-4845-97e6-e685442038fc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -188.27728%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba9e49e5-1c3f-45c1-9d99-c9960385f812","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Constitutional demands from Ladakh region await response from Modi government as peace hangs in balance. Photo Source: MEAphotogallery (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Photo Source: MEAphotogallery (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

[{"selector":"#anim-268feb97-7b4d-4b92-96cb-97d3953bddc5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.33,0.66,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-8b415f60-0983-4a1f-b0bd-fd1901e24204","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aca719b7-700a-4b0e-98f9-85a3bb752845","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.23810%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2b0919d7-ce8d-4b6a-87e1-93e8e0ea2340","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0bcbb0b2-20e2-47fd-b278-ee4873f21ee5","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Sonam Wangchuk’s ‘Delhi Chalo’ March: 100+ Activists Detained as Ladakh Pushes for Statehood and Sixth Schedule Learn more

Sonam Wangchuk Backs Ladakh’s Statehood Demands in Dec 3 Talks

Next Story