Ladakh unrest exposes India's uneasy governance at China border

Current discontent risks creating another unstable area in strategically important region

20251003 Ladakh India

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

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.

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