India-West Indies Players to Meet the Dalai Lama
October 15, 2014His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching the IPL cricket match in Dharamsala, India, on May 21, 2011. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL Both teams now head to the picturesque town in Himachal Pradesh following the cancellation of the third ODI in Vizag owing to cyclone Hudhud. The venue will be host its second-ever read more →
HONOURED GUEST – The gem that India will not call by its name
October 14, 2014[The Telegraph] By Gopalkrishna Gandhi We do not realize how lucky we are, how profoundly lucky, to have in our midst the rather incredible human being called the Dalai Lama. Two Indians — both naturalized Indians — have won the Nobel Prize for Peace: Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. read more →
Hong Kong students face off with police clearing protest barricades
October 13, 2014In a tactic that seemed to take student protesters by surprise, at least at first, officers began to haul away demonstrators’ barricades to test their reactions and to reduce traffic congestion in the heart of the city. Credit Laurent Fievet/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images [Reuters] Protesters have vowed to keep read more →
Taiwan president calls on China to move toward democracy
October 13, 2014Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou delivers a speech after signing agreements with El Salvador’s President Salvador Sanchez Ceren at the Presidential House in San Salvador July 2, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/JESSICA ORELLANA/FILES (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Friday urged China to move toward a more democratic style of development, reiterating his strong support read more →
Splittist’ remark against Dalai Lama a miscalculation on part of Chinese govt
October 10, 2014he band from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts plays as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and fellow Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi walk towards the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India on October 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL [Hindustan Times] By Naresh Thakur Dharamsala: Day after China dismissed read more →
Far from Hong Kong, ethnic minority regions in China are a tinderbox of tension
October 9, 2014A young Tibetan monk is seen in the smoke as monks burn trees during their morning ritual in the Dzamthang Jonang monastery, where Kalkyi set herself on fire in protest against Chinese rule, in Barma township May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon [Reuters] By Julia Famularo OCTOBER 8, 2014 As the read more →
Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang: Triple Trouble on China’s Periphery
October 9, 2014[The National Interest] By Minxin Pei The ongoing demonstrations by pro-democracy students in Hong Kong since the end of last month have raised one important question: why is Beijing facing simultaneous unrest on its periphery? Since the riots in Lhasa in March 2008, a string of violent ethnic conflicts has struck the read more →
Tibet issue should figure in India-China border talks: Dr Sangay
October 8, 2014Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay (c) with Nobel laureates Shirin Ebadi of Iran and Jody Williams of the US at a press conference in Dharamsala, India, on 1 October 2014/DIIR Photo [The Assam Tribune] R Dutta Choudhury GUWAHATI, Oct 5 – The Tibetan issue should be the core issue of the read more →
China mulls high altitude expressway in Qinghai-Tibet plateau
October 8, 2014[PTI] BEIJING: After constructing extensive rail links in Tibet, China is planning to build 1,900-km long express highway connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with neighbouring Qinghai province through rugged high mountainous Himalayan region known for its freezing temperatures. “China has the capability to build an expressway linking up Tibet Autonomous Region read more →
From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s Outer Regions Watch Hong Kong Protests Intently
October 6, 2014A show of police force in Xinjiang Province, China, where Uighurs complain of repression. Credit Color China Photo, via Associated Press [The New York Times] By Andrew Jacobs BEIJING — As hundreds of protesters continue to occupy the streets of Hong Kong, challenging China’s Communist Party leaders with calls for greater democracy, read more →