Vijay Kranti | July 8, 2015
Since he left his home to gain knowledge at the age of 6 years, his life has been a hard fought struggle for sustaining and defending the cause. As per the Lunar calendar, Tibetans celebrated his 80th birthday at Dharmashala on June 21, 2015, as a tribute to his Never Give Up attitude.
Read moreDr Shashi Tharoor, NDTV | Jul 6, 2015
When the United Nations convened a Millennium World Peace Summit of religious leaders at its headquarters in 2000, one major religious figure was conspicuous by his absence. The Dalai Lama, the spiritual and political leader of Tibetan Buddhism, had not been asked to come.
Read moreBy Pam D. Tenzin
Nearly four years back, Tibetan Prime Ministerial election drew unprecedented hype and attention around the world (where Tibetans Diasporas are concentrated). Even the southernmost part of Indian city called Chennai wasn’t spared from the storm of election. For the first time, Tibetan college students based in Chennai also participated in the 2011 Tibetan (Prime Ministerial and Parliamentary) Election.
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By Choenyi Woser | March 21, 2015
Translated from the original text in Tibetan by Lobsang
Following China’s invasion of Tibet, China forced Tibetans to sign the seventeen point agreement under duress. When China violated its own forced agreement to implement destructive campaign in Tibet, Tibetan people ultimately came out on the streets of Lhasa on March 10th protesting Chinese invasion calling for Tibet’s Independence and long life of His Holiness 14th Dalai Lama.
Read moreBy VIJAY KRANTI | March 20, 2015 At a time when Dharamsala and Tibet appear to be at a very
Read moreBy Claude Arpi, Niti Central | March 2, 2015
Prime Minster Narendra Modi was on his way to Arunachal Pradesh when Hua Chunying, China’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman again got virulent about Arunachal Pradesh.
Read moreTsering Topgyal, The Conversation | February 24, 2015
It is three quarters of a century since the Dalai Lama’s coronation as the temporal and spiritual leader of Tibet. He is now almost 80 years old and still presents a dilemma for Western leaders, who routinely come under pressure from Beijing not to meet him whenever he visits their countries.
Read moreClaude Arpi, Niti Central|February 4, 2015
Where is China going? Apparently the Middle Kingdom is not doing too well! Even economically! The economic publication Bloomberg recently reported, “China’s economy got off to a weak start in 2015 with disappointing manufacturing and service-sector readings, renewing calls for the Government to introduce more measures to spur growth in the months ahead.”
Read moreClaude Arpi, Niti Central | January 8, 2015
Recently, I came across an interesting historical document; it is the Annual Report of the Indian Trade Agency in Gyantse (Tibet) for the year 1952-53. It is written by the Indian Trade Agent (ITA), Maj. S.M. Krishnatry.
Read moreMartin Plaut, New Statesman | January 6, 2015
South Africa’s ruling party appears to be forging ever-closer ties with the Chinese government.
On the banks of the Vaal River, in the small former mining town of Venterskroon, South Africa’s ruling party is planning how to shape the country’s future.
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