Jammu, July 26 -- Kavinder Gupta, 65, who took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh last week, is the first political figure to hold the top job since the strategic region was carved out as a Union Territory from the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state in August 2019. In a telephonic interview with HT, Gupta, a former deputy CM of J&K, listed bringing Ladakh on the world map for tourism, addressing unemployment and boosting infrastructure as his priorities, exuding confidence in his ability to deal with a long-standing demand for statehood and Constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule. Edited excerpts: Talks are already on. The Centre is not against their demands but a decision will be made after careful thought. The Centre has ...