Rachel Feltman, The Washington Post | November 20, 2014
When the first humans made their homes at high altitude, they may have had barley to thank. According to research published Thursday in Science, it was probably the introduction of frost-resistant western crops that allowed early Tibetans to survive at about 8,200 feet.
Read more[IANS] Dharamsala, Nov 17 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama will visit Italy next month to attend the 14th World Summit of Nobel Peace laureates, which was earlier scheduled in South Africa but cancelled in protest over denial of visa to him, his aide said Monday.
Read moreManoj Anand, The Asian Age | November 17, 2014
Following the frequent reports of incursions by the Peoples Liberation Army of China in Indian territory, the Central government has decided to set up at least 54 new border out-posts of the Indo-Tibetan border police along the International Border with China in Arunachal Pradesh.
Read moreFrancesca Chambers, MailOnline | November 12, 2014
President Barack Obama reaffirmed on Wednesday the United States’ position that Tibet is ‘part of the People’s Republic of China.’
Read more[AP] BEIJING, Nov 10: As he hosts President Barack Obama and other world leaders, China’s President Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge of a vast but stable communist state boasting the world’s second-largest economy. Look closer, though, and things aren’t so tidy: Growth is slowing, ethnic and political unrest persist — including an unprecedented protest movement in Hong Kong. And relations with China’s neighbors are dogged by conflicts over territory and history.
Read more[Reuters] BEIJING, Nov 5: A top Chinese official has vowed to severely punish members of the ruling Communist Party in Tibet who “harbor fantasies” about the troubled region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, state media said on Wednesday.
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[dalailama.com] New York, Nov 3: Strong cold winds blew under the steely light of early winter as His Holiness the Dalai Lama drove through New York, down along the Hudson River, to the Manhattan Center this morning.
Read moreAnanth Krishnan, India Today | November 2, 2014
China is pushing forward with plans to expand its already expansive railway network in Tibet by building new lines that will link up Lhasa to strategically significant points along the disputed border with India, close to Arunachal Pradesh.
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[dalailama.com] Princeton, NJ, USA, 28 October 2014 – Yesterday, on his way from Birmingham, Alabama to Princeton, His Holiness the Dalai Lama stopped in Philadelphia to visit his old friend Aaron Beck. Dr Beck is a psychiatrist regarded by many as the father of cognitive therapy.
Read moreYubaraj Ghimire, The Indian Express | October 27, 2014
China has sent a clear message to Nepal that it is keen to invest in the country but would like a secure environment for that. It has candidly prescribed some bilateral and internal arrangements.
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