I, Too, Will Stand Up for Tiananmen
May 26, 2014The New York Times SYDNEY, Australia — On May 6 three of my friends were arrested in Beijing on suspicion of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble.” They are Xu Youyu, a scholar and former researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Prof. Hao Jian of the Beijing Film Academy, read more →
Historical texts reveal Tibetan solution
May 26, 2014[Asia Times Online] By Jampa Tenzin This year is the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Simla Agreement at the conclusion of a tripartite convention held in Simla between Tibet, British India and China in 1914. Today, May 23, marks the completion of 63 years since Tibet and read more →
Panchsheel: A Diplomatic Gimmick or Strategic Surrender? ( A Tibetan Perspective)
May 19, 2014By Lobsang Yeshi The year 2014 marks the 60th anniversary of the Panchsheel Agreement between India and China and the Governments declared year 2014 as ‘India—China Year of Friendly Exchanges’. For the Tibetans, each such ‘celebration’ or the reiteration of the so-called Panchsheel principles in every Sino-Indian Joint communiqué is read more →
China’s Government: Weak or Strong?
May 15, 2014Original Published: 28 April 2014, by Kerry Brown, The Diplomat While foreigners tend to think of the Chinese state as a powerful behemoth, the Chinese people bemoan its weakness. It was a tough question, but it sounded innocuous enough when first asked by a Chinese guest. “Why,” the guest said, read more →
Updated: The Dorje Shugden Conflict: An Interview with Tibetologist Thierry Dodin
May 14, 2014[Source: info-buddhism.com] What is the Dorje Shugden conflict actually about? This conflict arose in the 17th century and since then has played out on many levels. In essence, the question is whether the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, – Nyingmapa, Sakyapa, Kagyupa and Gelugpa – are equal or whether one read more →
Himachal Pradesh University debates 100 years of Shimla Convention
May 14, 2014[The Times of India] SHIMLA: It was 100 years ago that Sir Henry McMahon marked ‘McMahon Line’ as the Sino-Indian border. As the historic decisions was taken during Shimla Convention held in the erstwhile summer capital of India, on Monday Himachal Pradesh University organized a seminar ‘Revisiting Shimla Agreement – 1914′ to read more →
‘Economic engagement the way forward’
May 14, 2014[The Tribune] Shimla, May 12: Increased economic engagement between India and China is the only solution to controversial McMahon Line to demarcate international boundaries between India, Tibet and China. The geopolitical and socio-economic situation, demography, governance and strategic issues has changed drastically in the past 100 years. This was stated by read more →
Dalai Lama Urges Outside Inquiry Into Spate of Self-Immolations Among Tibetans
May 10, 2014[The New York Times] By Rick Gladstone and Henrik Pryser Libell The Dalai Lama, Tibet’s spiritual leader in exile, on Friday called for an outside inquiry into the self-immolations of more than 130 Tibetans in anti-China demonstrations over the past five years, and he suggested that in some cases, such read more →
Unofficial welcome awaits Dalai Lama
May 7, 2014(www.newsinenglish.no) May 6, 2014 Public interest in the Dalai Lama’s visit to Oslo this week is so high that police are beefing up security measures and Members of Parliament are being warned that it will be standing-room-only at an “unofficial” reception on Friday. Norway’s government continues to endure harsh criticism read more →
Oslo Snubs the Dalai Lama
May 7, 2014Under pressure from China, Norway’s prime minister does not plan to meet the Tibetan religious leader this week. [Asian Wall Street Journal] By MATTEO MECACCI AND ELLEN BORK May 6, 2014 Under pressure from China, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and other key officials have declined to meet the Dalai Lama when read more →