Sonam Wangchuk & Others Stopped, Detained, Then Released
Over 150 citizens from Ladakh marched from Leh to Delhi, to highlight demands for statehood and the sixth schedule under...
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Clearing The Air On Snow Leopards And Last Chance Tourism
He had come all the way from France to the barren Himalayan heights of Ladakh at the edge of Tibet...
Nomadic Changpas Struggle Amid A Changing Climate
Pashmina shawls, known globally for their warmth and luxury, are made from the fine wool of Changthangi goats in Ladakh....
Why Is Ladakh Demanding To Be Brought Under The 6th Schedule?
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution aims to protect tribal populations and their interests through autonomous governance. It is...
A Citizen-Led Initiative Contributes To Wildlife Conservation In Ladakh
Stanzin Chamba, a 35-year-old resident of Leh, has been exploring Nubra Valley in Ladakh for the last five years to...
Glacier Retreat In Ladakh Could Spawn Three Glacial Lakes: Study
One of the largest glaciers in the Suru river valley in Ladakh has been retreating at a much faster rate...
Confronting Himalayan Water Woes Before It Is Too Late
Last week, Ladakh-based maverick climate activist Sonam Wangchuk went on a 5-day fast to raise awareness about receding glaciers and...
Climate Change: 100 Questions By Scientists
Scientists have identified 100 pressing research questions on climate change and water resources in the Upper Indus Basin (UIB), which...
Twitter Displays J&K, Ladakh As Separate Countries
Amid a stand-off with the Indian government over compliance with new IT rules, the Twitter website is displaying a wrong...
Twitter Apologises To Parliament Panel For China Geo-Tagging Error
Social media giant Twitter Inc has apologised to an Indian parliamentary panel for showing a northern Himalayan region as part...
Chinese Soldier Apprehended In Ladakh, To Be Returned
The Indian Army said on Monday that it had captured a Chinese soldier after he strayed across a contested de...
India Builds Himalayan Bridges & Highways To Match China
Ligen Eliyas deftly turns the excavator’s hydraulic arm to push a huge boulder into the Zanskar river below in a...
India Says China Laying Cables At Border Flashpoint
Two Indian officials said Chinese troops were laying a network of optical fibre cables at a western Himalayan flashpoint with...
“China Can Make India Suffer ‘Severe’ Military Losses”
China is able to make India suffer more severe military losses than in the past if it wants to engage...
Indian Army Foils Chinese Attempt To Occupy Hill
Indian forces foiled an attempt by Chinese troops to occupy a hill on the Asian giants’ disputed border in the...
China Standoff Will Be Long, India Warns In Pulled Statement
India’s Defence Ministry has warned, in a statement since removed from its website, that a military standoff with China that...
India On Guard In Kashmir Before Anniversary Of Lost Autonomy
Indian soldiers patrolled streets and kept watch from the rooftops in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar on the eve of...
China, India Can’t Live Without Each Other: Chinese Envoy
China warned on Thursday that a “forced decoupling” of its economy with India, following a Himalayan border clash last month...
India, China Agree To Speed Up Border Troop Pullback
Indian and Chinese diplomats agreed on Friday to a fast pullback of troops eyeballing each other across a disputed border...
India, China Set For More Talks To De-Escalate Standoff
Indian and Chinese diplomats were set for more talks on Friday to narrow differences on ways to pull back troops...
Withdrawal From Galwan Puts Indian Troops Further From LAC
originally published in Business Standard https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/withdrawal-from-galwan-valley-puts-indian-troops-further-from-lac-120070900008_1.html by Ajai Shukla Details of the mutual troop disengagement in the contested Galwan River...
Galwan Clash: Indian Soldiers Unarmed, Caught By Surprise
Indian soldiers who died in close combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a larger force...
Modi Visits Border Where Troops Clashed With China
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the northern Himalayan region of Ladakh on Friday, officials said, weeks after Indian and...
Explainer: Indo-China Standoff In A Remote Valley
The Indian Army says at least 20 of its soldiers were killed after hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops at a...
India, China Want Peace But Blame Each Other After Border Clash
India and China said they wanted peace but blamed each other on Wednesday after soldiers of the two sides savagely...
