The Proposed visit of the Dalai Lama and the issue of Sovereignty
May 6, 2015The author of this article (second from left) with the organizer of the conference, Professor Meenakshi Thapan, the Dalai Lama and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Delhi, Professor Dinesh Singh. By Prof. Gananath Obeysekera, The Island, 2 May 2015 Several weeks ago I had the privilege of attending read more →
In Washington, a Strategic Shift on China—Toward Containment
May 5, 2015U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with China’s President Xi Jinping during a joint news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 12, 2014. Petar Kujundzic/Reuters By Bill Powell, Newsweek, 29 April 2015 The words are dispassionate: “significant competitor”; not “enemy.’’ They are careful: “A more read more →
China’s Failed Taiwan Policy
May 5, 2015By Jonathan Sullivan, The Wall Street Journal, 3 May 2015 Being closely associated with Beijing has hurt Taiwan’s ruling party and caused it to lose its grip on power. China’s Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s Kuomintang Chairman Eric Chu are holding a summit meeting in Beijing on read more →
Nepal’s Dangerous Dams
May 4, 2015By Isabel Hilton, New Yorker, 30 April 2015 Among the more sketchily reported rescues in the aftermath of the weekend’s catastrophic earthquake in Nepal was the successful extraction of some two hundred and eighty Chinese workers and engineers from the construction site of the Rasuwagadhi hydropower dam, on the upper read more →
INTERVIEW: Dalai Lama says inter-religious dialogue key to ending terrorism
May 4, 2015Asahi Shimbun, 3 May 2015 GIFU–Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, said terrorism carried out in the name of religion is a “very sad” reality facing the post-Cold War world and urged religious leaders to promote interfaith dialogue to break the chain of violence. In an exclusive interview with read more →
Tibet quake toll rises to 20; forecast of rain, snow
April 27, 2015The Hindu, PTI, April 27, 2015 The death toll in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region due to the devastating earthquake that hit neighbouring Nepal climbed to 20 on Monday as the government continued to reach out to people in the affected areas. Besides, a total of 58 people there have read more →
Tibet Quake Toll Rises to 20; Forecast of Rain, Snow
April 27, 2015The Hindu, PTI, April 27, 2015 The death toll in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region due to the devastating earthquake that hit neighbouring Nepal climbed to 20 on Monday as the government continued to reach out to people in the affected areas. Besides, a total of 58 people there have read more →
Tibet quake toll rises to 20; forecast of rain, snow
April 27, 2015The Hindu, PTI, April 27, 2015 The death toll in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region due to the devastating earthquake that hit neighbouring Nepal climbed to 20 on Monday as the government continued to reach out to people in the affected areas. Besides, a total of 58 people there have read more →
Making progress on Tibet
April 23, 2015By Robbie Barnett, Business Spectator, 23 April 2015 The Chinese authorities last met with representatives of the Tibetan exile leadership five years ago. Since then, no progress has been made towards a resolution of the China–Tibetan dispute. Meanwhile, protests against Chinese rule have continued, with over a hundred self-immolations by Tibetans. The read more →
Making progress on Tibet
April 23, 2015By Robbie Barnett, Business Spectator, 23 April 2015 The Chinese authorities last met with representatives of the Tibetan exile leadership five years ago. Since then, no progress has been made towards a resolution of the China–Tibetan dispute. Meanwhile, protests against Chinese rule have continued, with over a hundred self-immolations by Tibetans. The read more →