Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

China Conducts Dalai Lama Pictures-raid at Top Monastery Outside Tibet Autonomous Region

October 24, 2025

-by Tibetan Review, 23 October 2025 (TibetanReview.net, Oct22’25) – Chinese authorities recently launched a surprise raid in the biggest Tibetan Buddhist monastery and surrounding religious places and villages in Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) County of Gansu province with a specific agenda to confiscate pictures of Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai read more →

From Monastery To Machine: China’s Cultural War On Tibetan Faith And Identity Explained

October 9, 2025

Tibet is not merely a political issue—it is a living culture under siege. China’s interference in Tibetan Buddhism, exemplified by its installation of a state-sanctioned Panchen Lama and the distortion of sacred ceremonies for political gain, is a deliberate act of cultural genocide.  -By Rahul Sinha for Zee News   In read more →

Tibet Reborn – A Unique Refugee Saga

August 30, 2025

HOW A VISIONARY DALAI LAMA CREATED AN UNBELIEVABLE HISTORY IN EXILE -By VIJAY KRANTI What makes the Dalai Lama and his fellow Tibetan refugees stand tall as a community among a host of other refugee groups across the world today is their remarkable success in reviving their national identity despite read more →

The Tibetan Buddhist Reincarnation System and China’s Political Weaponization

August 23, 2025

Chinese emperors, especially those of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, recognized that control over Tibetan Buddhism offered a powerful form of soft power. By leveraging religious authority, they could exert indirect political influence over Buddhist populations beyond China’s borders.  -by Dr. Tsering Dolma Although there are immense numbers of individual tulkus read more →

From Loot to Legacy: Rethinking “Tibetan Art” in Western Museums

August 20, 2025

-By Thupten Kelsang for Museum of Modern Art, 16 July 2025 Debates around the ownership of cultural heritage and decolonizing museums have become increasingly visible and polarizing in the public domain, leading to attempts to redefine the term “museum” itself.1 It is evident that large-scale Imperial looting campaigns such as the “Sack read more →

China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam

August 8, 2025

-by Financial Times China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam China plans to exclude Tibetan as a core subject from the national college entrance exam for the majority of students in the autonomous region, a senior official has said, raising concerns over the future of the language. read more →

China’s Hydropower Project on Yarlung Tsangpo Threatens Tibet’s Fragile Ecosystem and Regional Stability

August 7, 2025

-by Dechen Palmo (a research fellow at the Tibet Policy Institute), for Institute for Security and Development Policy On July 19, China announced the commencement of the construction of what is set to become the world’s largest hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Nyingtri (Ch: Nyingchi), Tibet. read more →

China’s Strategy to Escalate Water War Over Tibet’s River

August 5, 2025

China’s mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo near Arunachal Pradesh threatens India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh with altered water flow and geopolitical risks, potentially turning water into a strategic weapon. -By Tsewang Dorji Jeshong & Kalsang Dolma for Borderlens, 2 August 2025 China’s building of a mega-dam in the lower region of read more →

The Dalai Lama may Outlive China’s Communist Regime, Hopes Tsering

August 2, 2025

-by Shishir Arya -Nagpur: Penpa Tsering, Sikyong (prime minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), told TOI in Nagpur on Thursday that he hopes that the Dalai Lama may outlive the communist regime in China. The Dalai Lama, on the eve of his 90th birthday had said in McLeodganj earlier this month read more →

Choosing the Next Dalai Lama: Sectarian and Geopolitical Dimensions of Incarnate Successionism in Tibetan Buddhism

August 2, 2025

-by Joshua Snider SYNOPSIS This article explores the complex process of selecting the next Dalai Lama, examining internal sectarian dynamics within Tibetan Buddhism and external geopolitical pressures, especially from China and India. It highlights the risks of politicising religious succession and the evolving role of Tibetan leadership in exile. COMMENTARY read more →