Autonomy Protests on The ‘Roof of The World’
Shutdown and violent clashes result in the bloodiest unrest in Ladakh’s recent history
By: Majid Maqbool
Ladakh, a picturesque high-altitude Himalayan region known as the “Roof of the World,” sits between Pakistan and China and is home to 304,000 people. Despite a long tradition of peaceful protest, the region faces an unprecedented political crisis which took four civilian lives on September 24 following years of discontent.
Analysts now …
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