Modi’s assertive approach makes China take note of new India
May 17, 2015By Danvir Singh, Sify News, 17 May 2015 Days before the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to leave for China on a three-day state visit, India formally registered a protest against the recently signed $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The Chinese envoy in Delhi was summoned to the read more →
Nepal’s devastating earthquake underlines the risks of China’s Tibet dam-building binge
May 15, 2015By Gwynn Guilford, 14 May 2015, Quartz http://qz.com/404310/nepals-devastating-earthquake-underlines-the-risks-of-chinas-tibet-dam-building-binge/ The earthquake that rattled Nepal on April 25, killing thousands, also cracked a huge hydroelectric dam and damaged many others. Things could have been much worse, though. The collapse of one of these could have let loose a deluge of water and read more →
Nepal earthquake highlights dangers of dam building in Tibet
May 14, 2015Hydropower development in Tibet is fraught with huge risks because of the danger of major earthquakes. What’s more, the projects might not be needed, say experts. The Zangmu Hydropower Station. This is Tibet’s biggest hydropower project, standing more than 3,300 metres above sea level. Image: TibetanReview thethirdpole.net Thursday 7 May 2015 read more →
Tibet Shaken Again by Nepal Quakes
May 13, 2015The Wall Street Journal, 12 May 2015 China reported a new death and more destruction in Tibet on Tuesday following the latest earthquakes in Nepal, after last month’s temblors in the Himalayas had also badly shaken parts of the plateau. China’s state news agency Xinhua said one person died in read more →
India’s New Government May Change Their Stand on Tibet
May 13, 201511.05.2015 Voice of America/Tibetan Professor Kuldip Chand Agnihotri, Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh, Shahpur, said that the new government of India headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi may change its stand on Tibet. “India has sent several messages to the Chinese government regarding its stand on read more →
China newspaper hits out at PM, accuses Modi of ‘playing little tricks’ over border issues
May 13, 2015It says Indian government should completely stop supporting the Dalai Lama, and stop making the Tibetan issue a stumbling block. Press Trust of India, The Indian Express, 13 May 2015 Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to China, a Chinese columnist in a state-run newspaper said that Modi is read more →
A political awakening for Buddhists? 125 U.S. Buddhist leaders to meet at the White House.
May 13, 2015By Michelle Boorstein May 12, The Washington Post Are we about to enter the era of the political Buddhist? On Thursday about 125 U.S. Buddhist leaders from across the spectrum will gather in Washington for what organizers say may be the biggest conference ever focused on bringing their faith communities into read more →
Will China Crumble?
May 8, 2015We at Foreign Affairs have recently published a number of articles on the future of the Chinese regime. Those articles sparked a heated debate, so we decided to ask a broad pool of experts to state whether they agree or disagree with the following statement and to rate their confidence read more →
Guiding Light – The Dalai Lama Continues to Outwit China
May 7, 2015An old monastery behind the Tibetan Parliament in exile By Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab, Force Magazine ( May 2015 Issue ) Like the countless prayer flags in myriad colours fluttering in the cool breeze, hope floats in the twin towns, despite the abjectness of their circumstances. The Dalai Lama’s read more →
The Met Gala gave western celebrities yet another chance to ignore China’s human rights record
May 7, 2015qz.com, 5 May 2015 The theme of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s newest costume exhibit, “China: Through the Looking Glass,” reflects a “collective fantasy of China,” curator Andrew Bolton explains. That was certainly apparent the evening of May 4, as hundreds of famous attendees, mostly from the United States and Europe, read more →