Modi-Xi summit: TN police arrest professor from Taipei in Chennai
October 9, 2019MC Rajan, Hindustan Times. Read the article here. Dr. Tenzin Norbu who teaches English at a deemed university at Kelambakkam on the outskirts of Chennai was arrested for providing shelter in his residence to eight Tibetans, who were planning to … Continued The post Modi-Xi summit: TN police arrest professor read more →
NBA boss Adam Silver defends freedom of speech amid China row
October 9, 2019BBC, 9 October 2019 Read original article here. The US National Basketball Association (NBA) has defended free speech amid a row with China over a team executive’s tweet in support of Hong Kong protests. The tweet posted by Daryl Morey, … Continued The post NBA boss Adam Silver defends freedom read more →
India must resist China’s Tibet plan
October 9, 2019Amitabh Mathur, Hindustan Times, 8 October 2019 Read original article here. Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive soon for his second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The coming summit is taking place in the backdrop of important … Continued The post India must resist China’s Tibet plan read more →
The World’s Wokest Sports League Bows to China
October 8, 2019By Bari Weiss, New York Times, 7 October 2019 Read original article here. The national editor of this newspaper last year asked the commissioner of the N.B.A. at a conference how it felt “to be the wokest professional sports league.” It was a … Continued The post The World’s Wokest Sports League Bows read more →
US blacklists 28 Chinese firms for human rights violations, other abuses in China’s Xinjiang
October 8, 2019PTI , Business Today, 8 October 2019, Read the original article here. The blacklisting of Chinese entities comes as the US and China will hold the next round of trade negotiations on October 10, as the two major trading powers are … Continued The post US blacklists 28 Chinese firms for read more →
Quite a leap — forward? — for the Chinese Communist Party
October 7, 2019By Neha Sahay, The Telegraph, 7 October 2019, Read the original article here. October 1 marked 70 years since China achieved liberation, and the celebrations were befitting of the global status it has acquired today. Beijing was aglow with flowers and … Continued The post Quite a leap — forward? — read more →
Ahead of Modi-Xi meet, Tibetan govt-in-exile passes resolution on reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
October 7, 2019By Geeta Mohan, India Today, 5 October 2019, Read the original article here. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV after the session, Lobsang Sangay, president of the Tibetan-government-in-exile, said that China has no locus standi on the issue of “reincarnation” … Continued The post Ahead of Modi-Xi meet, Tibetan govt-in-exile read more →
The Curse of Geography
October 5, 2019By Brahma Chellaney, OPEN, 4 October 2019, Read the original article here. Cautious pragmatism drives Modi’s foreign policy. A multi-aligned India pursuing omnidirectional cooperation for mutual benefit with key players will be better positioned to advance its security and economic … Continued The post The Curse of Geography appeared first read more →
Tibet With My Eyes Closed: Review by Thubten Samphel
October 5, 2019By Thubten Samphel, Hindustan times, 4 October 2019, Read the original article here. A fresh look at the experience of Tibetan refugees in India There is a new interest in Tibet and Tibetan culture amongst the Indian public. This is … Continued The post Tibet With My Eyes Closed: Review read more →
CCP’s Plans to Install a False Dalai Lama Exposed
October 5, 2019By Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter, 5 October 2019, Read the original article here. Tibetan leaders convene in Dharamshala and warn the world that the CCP will designate a counterfeit reincarnation of the current Dalai Lama when he will die. On … Continued The post CCP’s Plans to Install a False read more →