Congress leader Pawan Khera met Sonam Wangchuk and criticised the Union government’s handling of the Ladakh question. The development matters for UPSC because Ladakh is a governance issue linked to representation, local safeguards, and Union Territory administration.
What happened
Why Ladakh remains important
Ladakh is a Union Territory created after the reorganisation of the former State of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. Since then, debates have continued over representation, local autonomy, and the form of constitutional protections that should apply to the region.
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