Article 371A Current Affairs for UPSC
A complete UPSC revision trail for Article 371A: 2 published analyses, their syllabus connections and closely related themes.
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Ladakh Hill Councils in All 7 Districts Explained: ABL–KDA Opposition and Article 371 Talks
The Ladakh administration has announced that Autonomous Hill Development Councils (AHDCs) will be constituted in each of the Union Territory's seven districts, extending elected local self-governance to the five new districts of Drass, Sham, Nubra, Changthang and Zanskar. The move has been opposed by the Apex Body Leh (ABL) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), who fear it may dilute the powers of the proposed UT-level representative government being negotiated under Article 371. This article explains the announcement, the LAHDC Act, 1997, the background of Ladakh's statehood and Sixth Schedule demands, the ongoing MHA negotiations, and the constitutional dimensions of the issue for UPSC Prelims and Mains.
Assam-Nagaland Oil and Gas Pact Explained: Why Northeast Hydrocarbons Matter for India
The Union Government, Assam and Nagaland have signed a tripartite MoU to facilitate mineral oil operations in the Assam-Nagaland boundary areas, where exploration had been stalled due to border and law-and-order concerns. The development is important for UPSC because it links energy security, cooperative federalism, inter-state boundary disputes, Article 371A, environmental clearance and India’s dependence on hydrocarbon imports.
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