New Delhi, May 23 -- Climate activist and Ladakh campaigner Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday indicated that meaningful progress had been made in talks with the Central Government over Ladakh's long-pending demands for democratic representation, even as he cautioned that no final decision had yet been taken.

Speaking to ANI, Wangchuk elaborated on the contours of the proposal. "Ladakh has always demanded safeguards under Article 244 and the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, and statehood. The government proposed to grant similar safeguards under Article 371, which cannot be implemented without an elected Assembly," he said.

Taking to social media, Wangchuk described the outcome of a meeting held at the Ministry of Home Affairs as an "in prin...