Ladakh Forum Accuses Wangchuk of Hijacking Agenda
2026-10-23
Ladakh Civil Society Forum sharply criticizes Sonam Wangchuk of Hijacking Agenda, Demands Fresh RepresentationContinue Reading
Ladakh: Locking In Gains or Holding the Process Hostage?
2026-09-13
Ladakh: Lock In the Gains, Keep the Democratic Process Moving The debate over Ladakh has reached a point where the question is no longer simply what should be demanded, but how the gains already achieved should be secured while the remaining issues are negotiated. The Centre has indicated movement onContinue Reading
LADAKH DIALOGUE TAKES POSITIVE TURN: GOVT SIGNALS ASSEMBLY, CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS
2026-09-10
Former MP Thupstan Chhewang, Tashi Gyalson hail September 9 talks as “positive, cordial and constructive”; hopes rise for protection of Ladakh’s land, jobs, culture and fragile ecologyContinue Reading
The Glass of Juice: The Day When Indira Gandhi Flew to Leh:
2026-07-17
The year was 1984. Ladakh was politically isolated, geographically remote, and its indigenous communities feared that their distinct identity would slowly disappear without constitutional protection. It was then that Sonam Wangyal, a respected Ladakhi leader, former Jammu & Kashmir Cabinet Minister, and father of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, chose the most powerful weapon available to a democracy: a non-violent hunger strike.Continue Reading
Ladakh Takes a Historic Step Towards Grassroots Democracy: Autonomous Hill Councils for All Seven Districts
2026-07-13
: In a bold and transformative leap toward true decentralisation, the Ladakh Administration has announced that all seven districts of the Himalayan Union Territory will soon be governed by their own powerful Autonomous Hill Development Councils. This landmark decision promises to shift real authority from distant centres to the very communities that call this rugged, high-altitude land home.Continue Reading