The Art of Non-violence: Winning China Over to Tibet’s Story
March 21, 2017Thubten Samphel, Tibet Policy Institute, 18 March 2017 Gya Lobsang Tashi, the first Chinese Tibet supporter He was gaunt with a slight, scattered mustache. He wore a white shirt buttoned up to the neck and black Bata shoes. At the time when I met him, he was probably in his read more →
The Tibet policy: India no longer content playing by China’s rules
March 20, 2017from http://www.dailyo.in There is growing disenchantment with Chinese behaviour in New Delhi. China’s refusal to acknowledge Indian national security concerns is now leading to a gradual but significant change in India’s Tibet policy. The Modi government seems more open than its predecessors in re-evaluating the utility of the Tibet card read more →
India should focus on development of villages: Dalai Lama
March 20, 2017The Financial Express, 19 March 2017 India should focus on development of villages to ensure prosperity, the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said today. “India’s prosperity depends on the development of villages instead of developing big cities. So, the journey of development should start from rural areas of the country,” read more →
MP govt to get inspiration from the Dalai Lama to spread happiness
March 18, 2017Times of India, 18 March 2017 BHOPAL: The state government has found a new source of inspiration to promote its much-hyped initiative ‘Happiness department’ in Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso. The Dalai Lama will address legislators and bureaucracy of the state on “how to live a happy life”. read more →
Dalai Lama says he is a ‘son of India’ after nearly 60 years exiled from Tibet
March 18, 2017Independent, 17 March 2017 The Dalai Lama has described himself as a “son of India” and praised the country for its secularism. The religious leader has been in India since 1959 and crossed the border after a 15-day journey on foot. He reserved praised for the country he has lived in read more →
China’s Urbancide in Tibet
March 17, 2017Workers restore part of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region (June 29, 2010).Image Credit: REUTERS/Ben Blanchard By Dr Rinzin Dorjee, first published in The Diplomat The State Council of China unveiled the National New Type Urbanization Plan (NUP) in 2014 to increase the percentage of urban residents in the total read more →
Dalai Lama to open three-day global Buddhist meet
March 17, 2017DNA, 17 March 2017 The Fourteenth Dalai Lama of Tibet, Tenzin Gyatso, will inaugurate a three-day International Buddhist Conclave on Friday — ‘The Relevance of Buddhism in the 21st Centruy: Perspectives and Global Challenges’ at Rajgir. The conclave which will take place at Rajgir International Convention Centre (RICC), is jointly read more →
Tillerson To U.N. Rights Council: Reform or We’re Leaving
March 16, 2017The Foreign Policy, 15 March 2017 The Trump administration is threatening a withdrawal from the U.N. Human Rights Council if it does not undertake “considerable reform,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned a group of nine non-profit organizations in a letter this week. The correspondence, obtained by Foreign Policy, explains the read more →
Why and How Tillerson Should Address Human Rights on China Visit
March 16, 2017By Sarah Cook and Annie Boyajian, The Diplomat Raising human rights concerns on his first trip to China (or failing to do so) will send a strong message. U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first trip to China this week will set the tone for the U.S.-China relationship under the read more →
They came, they fought, they stayed
March 14, 2017http://www.thehindu.com / Kallol Bhattacherjee / UPDATED: MARCH 11, 2017 05:23 IS In a camp in Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh, we meet the last of the Tibetan fighters living in exile. They battled the Chinese and later went on to fight for India in the war to liberate Bangladesh. On December 16, read more →