We should be proud to live in India: Dalai Lama
December 22, 2017Citytoday, 22 December 201 Read original story here Mysuru, December 22:- “We have succeeded in keeping Buddhism and the Tibetan education system alive,” said the Dalai Lama here on Thursday . He was speaking after inaugurating Serame Tosem auditorium at … Continued
China has India surrounded in their new Great Game
December 20, 2017YUJI KURONUMA, Nikkei staff writer, 19 December 2017 Read original story here Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan — Beijing is pulling South Asia into its orbit NEW DELHI — Think of South Asia as a giant Othello board. The squares are countries … Continued
China – India Border Dispute
December 19, 2017source: http://www.scmp.com China builds up troop numbers close to Indian border flashpoint as soldiers prepare for first winter near Doklam Analysts say Beijing is trying to pre-empt problems down the track by strengthening its presence in Himalayan frontier region China has started building up its military forces near the Doklam read more →
Can Kindness Be Taught?
December 19, 2017Source: THE NEW YORK TIMES By RICHARD SCHIFFMANDEC. 14, 2017 Thanks to a challenge from the Dalai Lama, a number of preschools are trying to teach something that has not always been considered an academic subject: kindness. “Can you look inside yourself and tell me what you’re feeling?” Danielle Mahoney-Kertes read more →
China’s trying to gain political influence abroad, and the West isn’t happy
December 19, 2017CNBC, 19 December 2017 Read original story here Western countries are growing increasingly cautious of China’s Communist Party. Officials in the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Germany — major recipients of Chinese foreign direct investment — have been questioning the … Continued
How China got a U.S. senator to do its political bidding
December 18, 2017By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post – 17 December 2017 In its effort to cultivate foreign influence, the Chinese Communist Party boldly mixes economic incentives with requests for political favors. Its dealings with Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) this year offer … Continued
Dalai Lama launches free iPhone app
December 15, 2017The Dalai Lama has launched a mobile app for followers to stay up to date with his travels and teachings. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, 82, already has a Twitter account with more than 16 million followers. His free app, … Continued
Treat Tibet as ‘core issue’, Tibetan govt-in-exile president to India
December 15, 2017Economic Times – 14 December 2017 NEW DELHI: India should treat Tibet as a “core issue”, Tibetan government-in-exile’s President Lobsang Sangay said today, expressing concern over Beijing’s growing influence in India’s immediate neighbourhood. The chief of the Central Tibetan Administration … Continued
Inside China’s secret ‘magic weapon’ for worldwide influence
December 14, 2017by James Kynge in London, Lucy Hornby in Beijing and Jamil Anderlini in Hong Kong – Published in The Financial Times on 26 October 2017 Read original story here. On the Google map of Beijing there is an empty quarter, … Continued
China’s ‘long arm’ of influence stretches ever further
December 14, 2017For more than a year, Americans have fretted over the extent to which Russia influenced the outcome of last year’s presidential election. A special counsel probe into Russian meddling continues to roil politics in Washington and may yet ensnare more figures … Continued