Why Ladakh's Anger Should Worry the Centre

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : | Photo Credit: By Special Arrangement Siddiq Wahid, distinguished professor of international relations, former vice chancellor of the Islamic University of Science and Technology, and historian and expert on Tibet and Ladakh affairs, spoke at length on what is happening in Ladakh in an interview with Frontline.
44% : Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested under National Security Act, his NGO's FCRA (Foreign Constribution [Regulation] Act) registration has been cancelled.
43% : It happened in August of 2021 [when protests began] because both Leh and Kargil, as well as Buddhists and Muslims, realised that this culture, which is represented by 3,00,000 people, was truly endangered.
43% : How do you see this timing? People change their views -- whether it is self-interest, changed conditions, [or] shifting geopolitics, I don't know, until we study it carefully.
36% : There's another group that you might inflame, and that's my worry.
35% : They're trained, so they can withstand state violence too.

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