Expo 2020 Dubai is a good platform to engage with the best in the world for knowledge sharing, product development and collaborations to improve the product life cycle of Ladakhi produces. “Tourism continues to be a priority sector for Ladakh and we look to engage with the European Union and other countries with similar landscape to explore possibilities in high altitude adventure tourism and winter sports”, Kachoo Mehboob Ali Khan; IRS, Secretary, Tourism – Ladakh.
Ladakh is the largest and the second least populous Union Territory of India. It is witnessing a rapid development after getting the status of a Union Territory and work on infrastructural projects like roads and tunnels has gained pace. While tourism remains a major contributor to Ladakh’s economy, the production of Pashmina and Apricots are also increasingly contributing to the growth of the territory.