Fresh talks between MHA, Ladakh groups remain ‘inconclusive’; next round in Delhi on October 22

Students from Leh, Ladakh stage a protest over various demands including a separate Statehood for Ladakh and inclusion of the Union Territory in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI

Ladakh’s civil society groups and local leaders on Thursday (October 15, 2026) termed the fresh round of talks with a team of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Leh as “unsatisfactory and inconclusive”, as the stakeholders shared fresh drafts with each other to pave the way for the next round of talks on October 22 in New Delhi.

The meeting was attended by the members of Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), amalgams of socio-religious groups in the region. Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, BJP leader Tashi Gyalson and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon also attended the meeting. The MHA made a 15-page presentation with details on the way forward. However, the members of key groups, the LAB and KDA, raised questions and submitted their own draft.

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