Dalai Lama factor in Sino-Indian relations
Shashi Tharoor, The Korean Herald | April 12, 2017
Relations between India and China haven’t been particularly warm in recent months.
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On Atsok’s Poem and Chinese Propaganda
By Choenyi Woser | April 12, 2017
(Translated from the original in Tibetan by Kalsang Dhondup, edited by Tenzin Gaphel)
Recently in the exile Tibetan society, a poem written and posted on Facebook by prominent Tibetan independence activist Atsok Lukar Jam became the subject of heated debates and discussions.
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Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan hold first round table conference in Taipei
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 10: To form a stronger alliance and coordination within the activist communities of Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan to develop a long-term vision among the movements to strive for human rights, freedom, democracy, and the right to self-determination, Tibet, Hong Kong and Taiwan held its first round table conference in Taipei, the capital city of Taiwan.
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23rd GCM Gold Cup football tournament kicks off in Kollegal
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Apr 10: The 23rd edition of Gyalyum Chenmo Memorial Gold Cup (GCMGC/GCM) football tournament, the biggest sporting event in the Tibetan Community, kicked off at Dhondenling Tibetan settlement in Kollegal on April 8.
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Tibetan self-immolator released with amputated leg
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 6: One of the two Tibetan monks who self-immolated in eastern Tibet in 2011 has been released with an amputated leg.
Read moreArunachal CM says Tibet, not China borders India
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA April 6: India shares boundary with Tibet, not China, says Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister as China objects to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visit to the state
Read moreTibetan girl makes it to Top Model Belgium 2018 final
By Lobsang Tenchoe
Dharamsala, April 3: A Tibetan teenage girl has made history by becoming the first ever Tibetan to make it to the final of Top model Belgium 2018- season 14.
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President Trump says meeting with Xi would be ‘very difficult’
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 31: US President Donald Trump, who has launched a series of fiery attacks on China during his campaign for the presidency, has said his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping would be ‘very difficult’, with jobs and trade likely to dominate the duo’s first meeting.
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Beijing calls on India to cancel Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, March 31: Beijing has called on New Delhi to cancel His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s scheduled visit to Arunachal Pradesh.
Read moreAs Scotland relaunches its independence bid, Catalonia has its own plan
Ishaan Tharoor, The Washington Post | March 29, 2017
The Scottish Parliament has backed a second bid for secession from Britain, approving a motion that supports making a formal request to Westminster for the powers to hold a new referendum on independence.
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