Exile

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 18 September: Former MP Tsering Youdon and former Education Department Secretary Nangsa Choedon were elected as the two Additional Election Commissioners on the final day of the 10th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, setting the stage for the 2026 Tibetan general election.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 18 Sept: The Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), the research wing of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), today launched a Tibetan version of a book titled “A Comprehensive History of Tibetan Population Growth and Decline” authored by its retiring Director, Bari Dawa Tsering, a work that represents the most detailed and comprehensive study of Tibet’s population to date. 

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 16 September: Tibetan MPs accused Sikyong Penpa Tsering of “distorting and misinterpreting Tibet’s history” on the sixth day of the 10th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, following his remarks in Tezu settlement suggesting that “should Tibetans pursue full independence, the so-called Tibet Autonomous Region would be more entitled to do so, if viewed through the lens of history.”

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA 13 Sept: What is the Cabinet’s view when a policy advisor to the Central Tibetan Administration(CTA) questions the very viability of the Middle Way policy? asked MP Dawa Tsering, as the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile posed a starred question to the CTA President led Kashag(Cabinet) over remarks by Kelsang Gyaltsen, one of the two former envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the dialogue with the Chinese leadership.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 12 Sept: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile (TPIE) unanimously passed a five-point resolution expressing gratitude to His Holiness the Dalai Lama for his lifelong service to the Tibetan people, including his leadership in preserving Tibetan culture, unifying the Tibetan people, and promoting global peace.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: The Tibet issue is intrinsically international and not merely an internal affair of China, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, said today in his session commencement address as the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile began its 10th session.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: Sikyong Penpa Tsering,  the political head of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) today urged Tibetan refugees in Nepal to exercise caution amid the student-led Gen Z protests against widespread corruption, nepotism and unemployment among others in Nepal.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 9 Sept: The Tibetan spiritual leader, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, has expressed deep sadness and solidarity with the people of Himachal Pradesh following the devastation caused by this year’s monsoon floods in the state, which has been his place of exile for more than six and a half decades.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 5 Sept: Ven Sonam Lama, Sikkim’s minister for ecclesiastical affairs, public health engineering (PHE), and water resources, has said he will officially meet the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu lineage, once the spiritual leader’s location is confirmed, as part of the state’s renewed effort to facilitate his return to India since his departure in 2017.

By Tenzin Chokyi

DHARAMSALA, 3 Sept: Amid growing international trends of oversimplifying and essentialising the Himalayan region, participants from the region and scholars specialised in its study have come together at the Tibet-Himalaya Relations Conference to reclaim their agency in shaping how the region is perceived.