Elizabeth Dias, TIME | January 29, 2015
Tibetan leader will participate in the Feb. 5 National Prayer Breakfast where the President is expected to attend. Obama has never appeared publicly with Tibetan leader who is viewed by the Chinese government as a dissident
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John Sudworth, BBC | January 29, 2015
Could China be bringing Tibetan Buddhism in from the cold? There are new signs that while a crackdown on Tibetan nationalism continues, the atheist state may be softening its position towards the religion – and even the Dalai Lama.
Read moreBy Louise Watt, Associated Press | January 28, 2015
BEIJING — Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters
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[TNN] NEW DELHI, Jan 26: Multi-hued images of India’s rich cultural diversity and military might as well as achievements in diverse fields unfolded on Monday at the 66th Republic Day parade which had a US President — Barack Obama — as the chief guest for the first time.
Read moreGopal Puri, TNN | January 26, 2015
DHARAMSHALA: Tibetans-in-exile, who are known for their innovative campaigns to rake up their issue against China worldwide, are now targeting US President Barack Obama’s three-day visit to India for their cause.
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[dalailama.com] New Delhi, India, 20 January 2015 – In response to an invitation from the Director Dr Prof HK Kar and members of the faculty, His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital today. Formerly known as the Willingdon Hospital, it was originally founded in the early 20th century during the British Raj to treat government staff.
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BEIJING, Jan 19: China on Monday lodged a protest with Tokyo after Japanese media quoted Japan’s foreign minister as saying that a disputed border region between China and India belonged to India, in the latest source of friction between the two Asian rivals.
Read moreThe Sunday Times | January 18, 2015
Coming as it did in the immediate aftermath of a hard-fought Presidential election, Pope Francis’ visit to Sri Lanka lost some of the media focus it would otherwise have merited. The local Catholic Church, however, worked silently throughout – with the help of the previous administration, amidst widespread speculation that the Pope might actually cancel his trip.
Read moreThe Economist|January 17, 2015
Uighurs and Tibetans feel left out of China’s economic boom; ethnic discrimination is not helping
China is urbanising at a rapid pace. In 2000 nearly two-thirds of its residents lived in the countryside. Today fewer than half do. But two ethnic groups, whose members often chafe at Chinese rule, are bucking this trend.
Read more[FPJ Bureau] NEW DELHI, Jan 15: After right to vote in the Indian elections, the exiled Tibetans living in India as refugees have been extended the PDS (public distribution system) and houses under the Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY).
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