Nepal: China’s Gateway to South Asia?
Akhilesh Pillalamarri, The Diplomat | January 8, 2015
China’s latest South Asian addition to the Silk Road: Nepal.
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Tibetans to resolve issue with China through dialogue
ANS | January 7, 2015
A two-day meeting of the Tibetan task force on negotiations ended here Tuesday with a commitment for peaceful resolution of the Tibetan issue through dialogue with China.
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Nepal to join Silk Road Economic Belt through Tibet
Atul Aneja, The Hindu | January 3, 2015
Nepal and China have agreed to revive the old Silk Road that runs from Lhasa to Kathmandu to Patna
China has taken a firm step to extend the Silk Road Economic Belt to South Asia, by working out a blueprint of connecting Nepal with the Eurasian transport corridor.
Read moreMake people happy by doing ethical business: Dalai Lama
[TNN] SURAT, Jan 3: His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday asked the business community in Surat to strictly follow ethical standards and best business practices to make the consumers in country happy.
Read moreDalai Lama for strong Sino-Indian ties
[The Hindu] PUNE, Dec 31: A fortnight after being denied Papal audience on grounds that it could severely strain the Vatican’s fragile ties with China, the Dalai Lama on Wednesday urged greater cooperation on behalf of the world’s democracies with the communist nation.
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Pope Francis’ China Problem
Jonathan Mirsky, ChinaFile | December 29, 2014
China-watchers, friends of Tibet, and admirers of Pope Francis were amazed and disappointed last week when the Pope announced he would not be meeting the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan leader’s visit to Rome.
Read moreFacebook Deletes Post on Tibetan Monk’s Self-Immolation
Austin Ramzy, The New York Times | December 27, 2014
A prominent Tibetan writer says Facebook deleted her post on the self-immolation of a monk in Sichuan Province, raising concerns about politically motivated censorship.
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His Holiness the Dalai Lama Arrives at Ganden Jangtse Monastery
[dalailama.com] Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 22 December 2014 – A drive of nearly three hours through the Karnataka countryside, past impressive
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Party Opens an Inquiry Into a Onetime Aide to China’s Ex-Leader
[The New York Times] BEIJING, Dec 22: The Communist Party has begun an investigation of a top aide to former President Hu Jintao, demonstrating the lengths to which President Xi Jinping is willing to go in his campaign to root out official corruption in China.
Read moreDalai Lama expresses concern over violence around the world
[TNN] TUMAKURU, Dec 21: Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Sunday expressed concern over violence witnessed in parts of the world and said the best thing to stop it is to give value based education to the next generation.
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