Ladakh–Centre Talks Back on Track | HPC Meet Likely in Feb

The High-Powered Committee (HPC) meeting between the Union Home Ministry and Ladakh leaders is likely to be held in the first week of February, with discussions currently underway to finalise the date. Last week, a communication from the Union Home Ministry to Ladakh’s Chief Secretary stated that “the next meeting of the High-Powered Committee (HPC) will be convened in the latter part of January 2026.” Cherring Dorjay Lakruk, co-chairman of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), one of the two main Ladakh-based groups engaged in talks with the Centre, said that the meeting is now likely to take place in early February and discussions are underway to finalise the dates. The upcoming meeting will be the first high-level engagement between Ladakh leaders and the Centre since last year’s violence in Leh, in which four people were killed and around 90 others were injured during protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. #Ladakh #LadakhCentreTalks #HPCTalks #HighPowerCommittee #LadakhNews #StatehoodDemand #SixthSchedule #LadakhDevelopment