Dalai Lama confirms he will have a successor after his death
July 5, 2025-by Geeta Pandey,BBC News, Delhi and Samira Hussain, BBC News, Dharamshala Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has confirmed he will have a successor, putting to rest speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end when he dies. In a video message keenly-awaited by his followers, he said read more →
A free world: Dalai Lama’s birthday wish; Tibetans gather in Dharamshala amid uncertain future
July 5, 2025by Pheroze L. Vincent, Telegraph The skies have opened in torrents across the Dhauladhar range ahead of the Dalai Lama’s much-reckoned 90th birthday; the air remains mum on what’s to come. Who’s to be his pick as successor, spiritual and temporal head of the Tibetan Buddhists? Is a naming even read more →
Dalai Lama announces clear succession plan
July 3, 2025-By Geeta Pandey, BBC News, Delhi and Samira Hussain, BBC News, Dharamshala The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he will have a successor after his death, putting to rest all speculation over whether the 600-year-old institution will end with him. “I am affirming that the institution will read more →
Merkley, Young Honor Dalai Lama with Bipartisan Resolution
June 19, 2025Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Indiana’s U.S. Senator Todd Young announced today that they introduced a bipartisan resolution in recognition of the Dalai Lama’s upcoming 90th birthday and to express support for the Tibetan people. “The people of Tibet have an inalienable right to self-determination, and our read more →
Press Release: McCaul, McGovern Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Commemorating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s 90th Birthday as “A Day of Compassion”
June 18, 2025Press Release WASHINGTON: Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs — introduced a resolution alongside Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) designating July 6th, 2025, as “A Day of Compassion” in honor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday. “Despite having faced persecution, read more →
The Dalai Lama’s Moral Compass: Clarity without malice, resistance without rage
June 17, 2025Amidst global violence and suffering, the Dalai Lama’s teachings offer a path to navigate cruelty without succumbing to it. He emphasises compassion, understanding interdependence, and recognising the shared human experience of pain. By opposing injustice without mirroring it and cultivating inner peace, we resist dehumanisation and foster a more compassionate read more →
As the Dalai Lama Turns 90, His Exiled Nation Faces a Moment of Truth
June 14, 2025The Tibetan spiritual leader has vowed to reveal a succession plan when his birthday is celebrated on July 6. He may get creative to thwart Chinese interference. -By Mujib Mashal and Hari kumar, The New York Times Over the nearly seven decades since the Dalai Lama led his flock of read more →
A 90th Birthday Present for the Dalai Lama
June 14, 2025Congress can reaffirm the principle that his successor must be chosen by Tibetans. –By Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal, 12 June 2025 Is there a man more constant and faithful to his cause and his people than Tenzin Gyatso, the Dalai Lama? He will turn 90 on July 6. read more →
China Hand In Sale Of Crucial Tibet Papers To Online Bidder?
June 14, 2025Sir Basil Gould’s private archive is said to include documents written by him that proves Tibet’s “de facto independence in both internal and external affairs”. –by Anukriti, StratNews Global A mysterious online bidder paid nearly $19,000 for the private papers of Sir Basil Gould, formerly of the Indian Civil read more →
CTA Minister Dolma Gyari Honoured with 2025 IFCSS Spirit of Freedom Award
June 13, 2025-By Phayul, 11 June 2025 The Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) has announced Dolma Gyari as the recipient of the 2025 “Spirit of Freedom Award,” recognizing her contributions to the Tibetan struggle and democratic development in exile. Currently serving as the Security Minister in the 16th Kashag read more →