Do you know about Sonam Wangchuk? On first glance he looks the typical climate activist from Ladakh. But does that tell the full story?

DGP S.D. Singh Jamwal confirms a Pakistan ISI agent linked directly to Sonam Wangchuk has been arrested. 📡 Police have proof of communication, money trails, and sensitive info shared with Pakistan.

Do you know about Sonam Wangchuk? On first glance he looks the typical climate activist from Ladakh. But does that tell the full story?

His father was in CONgress.*

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Sonam is involved in ANTI INDIAN Activities.

Sonam Wangchuk is married to Rebecca Norman, an American citizen educated at Harvard University and the School for International Training.

The latter is deeply connected to the US State Department and is funded by Ford Foundation, Open Societies Foundation of George Soros and the Gates Foundation.

Rebecca Norman is politically aligned with the Democratic Party.

After his marriage Sonam Wangchuk’s global recognition and foreign grants accelerated. In 2002 he was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship funded by the Skoll and Rockfeller foundations.

When Manmohan Singh became PM in 2004 Sonam Wangchuk began to enjoy unprecedented political patronage. He was appointed to the Drafting Committee of the Ladakh Vision 2025 Document, formally launched by Singh in 2005. Later Sonam Wangchuk served as Education Advisor for a Danish NGO, further deepening his international links.

The Congress era proved especially fruitful for Sonam. In 2005 he was inducted into the National Governing Council for Elementary Education by the Ministry of Human Resources.

In 2008 Congress signed a controversial MOU with China, raising suspicions about the party’s approach to sensitive regions bordering China such as Ladakh.

Popular perception about Sonam is shaped by Amir Khan’s movie 3 Idiots. However the truth is less romantic. Chetan Bhagat did not have Sonam in mind when writing Five Point Someone, based on which 3 Idiots was made. The media was instrumental in making the connection.

From 2016 onwards Sonam’s global recognition soared. He won the Fred M. Packard award in the same year, the TN Khoshoy Memorial Award in 2017, and the Ramon Magasaysay Award in 2018. Sonam was being built up for bigger ambitions.

While the accolades were pouring in they also highlighted his close ties to global organisations well known for advancing Western strategic interests in developing countries. The Ford Foundation has a long history of involvement in India’s political and social movements.

Sonam’s close and continuing association with foreign funded LEAD India and International Association for Ladakh Studies keep raising concerns about his objectives. His climate project ICE STUPAS faced criticism from the locals for being unsustainable.

His recent calls to halt the Army’s infrastructure projects in Ladakh citing climate concerns, have sparked serious unease.

Even though October 6th was already fixed as the date for discussions with MHA on Sonam’s demands,his sudden hunger strike and his provocative speeches to Gen Z is linked with the unprovoked violence seen today, which has led to the most unfortunate loss of lives.

India is now fully alert about the directions and inputs coming from international sources to Sonam Wangchuk on his future course of action in a sensitive border area. His agitation has been raked up by Pakistan to demand talks on J&K. The Chinese are also watching keenly.

Those who dismiss concerns about the Deep State hobnobbing in Ladakh should do their research before dismissing concerns. The agitation came shortly after Rahul Gandhi mentioned a Gen Z type of protest like Nepal in India.

The Indian State will not bow to such sinister foreign forces. We shall overcome while taking the people of Ladakh along. This is the way forward for a thriving democracy.