Published on, Sept. 25 -- September 25, 2025 12:12 PM

LADAKH - The Himalayan region of Ladakh, already at the center of India-China border tensions, witnessed its bloodiest day on Wednesday when youth-led protests against the Modi government turned violent. At least four protesters were killed and dozens injured after clashes in Leh, the regional capital, as demonstrators set fire to the local office of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP).

For six years, Ladakhi's have staged peaceful marches and hunger strikes demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards under India's Sixth Schedule, which would grant autonomy to the region's Indigenous population. But on Wednesday, disillusioned Gen Z protesters broke away ...