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Politics
Current discontent risks creating another unstable area in strategically important region
Security personnel patrol near a gateway leading to the old Town of Leh, which is noted for narrow alleyways and ancient architecture. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
Quratulain rehbar
October 5, 2025 12:12 JST
LEH, India — Security forces line the streets, markets are shuttered and mobile internet remains cut off. On Sept. 24, the violence killed at least four protesters and injured 60 in India’s northernmost region of Ladakh, which has since been under curfew as anger simmers among its youth.
