What you need to know
- New Dehli taking steps towards creating an elected body for the Kashmir territory of Ladakh
- Delhi has deployed thousands of security personnel ahead of BRICS Summit this weekend
Here is a roundup of some of the top headlines that are getting India talking on Thursday, September 10:
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Indian government proposes legislative body for Ladakh
The proposal came in a meeting in Delhi with a delegation of Ladakh's civil society members.
relating to environment, land, culture, language and other subject matters reserved for the UT under Article 240, civil society members said in a statement, according to a report by Indian newspaper The Hindu.
However, Ladakh's civil society members said they "are not happy" with the meeting's proceedings, as the government repeated what was discussed in the last meeting held on May 22.
"We have not got a draft of the proposal yet," Leh Apex Body (LAB) co-chairman, Chering Dorje Lakruk, who attended the latest meeting in Delhi told DW, adding that , which is likely to be held by the second week of October.
While expressing his disappointment over the prolonged delay, Lakruk said, "The government is buying time. "
India: Unrest brews in border region Ladakh over autonomy
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The Indian government has proposed the idea of forming an elected body for Kashmir's Union Territory of Ladakh, coming after years of protests and repeated demands for representation from civil society,
In Delhi, with just two days remaining before the annual Summit, commuters are already facing traffic disruptions as authorities imposed curbs on several routes.
Meanwhile, in the eastern state of Bihar, more than 4 million people remain affected by flooding.
