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.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama Begins Teaching the ‘Tree of Faith – a Self-Exhortation’ to Young Tibetan Students

June 2, 2016

  dalailama.com Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, India, 1 June 2016 The Tsuglagkhang—the Main Tibetan Temple—and the surrounding yard were packed with 10,000 people today for the first of three days’ public teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. They included 2500 school students from Upper and Lower TCVs, as well as read more →

China’s Chengdu-Lhasa Railway: Tibet and ‘One Belt, One Road’

May 30, 2016

Image Credit: Tibet railroad image via Shutterstock.com By Justin Cheung, May 27, 2016, The Diplomat It is no secret that Tibetan independence movements have long drawn the ire of Chinese authorities. Alongside heightened rhetoric in recent years over Tibetan unrest and the growing publicity of riots and self-immolations, China has read more →

Dalai Lama warns of growing divide among Tibetans

May 30, 2016

Agence France-Presse, 27 May 2016 The Dalai Lama warned Friday of a growing divide among exiled Tibetans, saying that morals are “degenerating” in the community, as the leader of its government-in-exile was sworn in at a ceremony in India. Speaking in front of crowds in a packed temple courtyard in read more →

Sooner or later China will change: Tibetan PM-in-exile

May 30, 2016

Business Standard, 27 May 2016 Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, who will take the oath of office for his second consecutive term here on Friday, is hopeful that sooner or later China will change for the better. He’s believes in Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s dictum: “Hope for the read more →

Re-elected Tibetan prime-minister-in-exile sworn in

May 30, 2016

The Dalai Lama is seated on the right as Lobsang Sangay signs his official papers. (ASHWINI BHATIA / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) The Toronto Star, 28 May 2016 Lobsang Sangay was sworn in for his second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile Friday and said he will make maximum read more →

Sangay sworn in as PM of Tibetan govt-in-exile

May 30, 2016

India Today, 27 May 2016 Dharamshala, May 27 (PTI) Lobsang Sangay was today sworn in for his consecutive second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in the presence of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama here. Sangay was re-elected last month, after he defeated his lone rival Penpa Tsering, read more →

Middle Path To Remain Official Policy For Exiled Tibetans – Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay

May 30, 2016

By Arvind Sharma, 27 May 2016, The Hill Post Dharamshala: Dr Sangay, who has led the 150,000-odd Exiled Tibetan since 2011 when the Dalai Lama relinquished his political power, was sworn in, on Friday as the exiled Tibetans’ Prime Minister for the second consecutive term of five years, in presence read more →

PM-in-exile vows to continue autonomy struggle

May 30, 2016

Times of India, 29 May 2016 SHIMLA: Immediately after taking oath of office for the second term, Sikyong (Prime Minister) of the Tibetan government-in-exile, Dr Lobsang Sangay proposed a strategy of five-fifty, calling for a renewal of efforts in the Tibetan people’s struggle for genuine autonomy in the next five read more →

Lobsang Sangay sworn in as PM of Tibetan government-in-exile

May 30, 2016

Fox News, 28 May 2016 DHARMSALA, India –  Lobsang Sangay has been sworn in for his second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, which he says will make maximum efforts to achieve regional autonomy for Tibet during his five-year term, but will prepare a strategy for the next read more →

Sangay sworn in as Prime Minister of Tibetan government-in-exile

May 30, 2016

Traditional dance artistes performing during the swearing-in ceremony of Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay at Dharamsala on Friday.– Photo: PTI The Hindu, 28 May 2016 Lobsang Sangay was on Friday sworn in for his consecutive second term as prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, in the presence of spiritual leader read more →