Context: Ladakh became a Union Territory without a Legislative Assembly under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, triggering demands for stronger constitutional safeguards for its tribal communities, culture, land and political representa...

Context: The article argues for viewing Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh not only through a security lens but also as potential gateways to Central Asia and the wider Eurasian region.It links this approach with India’s need to convert its large young p...

Context: Bihar and Jharkhand have resolved a 25-year-old dispute over sharing the waters of the Sone River through an inter-State Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).Under the agreement, Bihar will receive 5.75 million acre-feet (MAF) and Jharkhand 2 M...