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From Monastery To Machine: China’s Cultural War On Tibetan Faith And Identity Explained
Tibet is not merely a political issue—it is a living culture under siege. China’s interference in Tibetan Buddhism, exemplified by its installation of a state-sanctioned Panchen Lama and the distortion of sacred ceremonies for political gain, is a deliberate act of cultural genocide. -By Rahul Sinha for Zee News In read more →
Tibet Reborn – A Unique Refugee Saga
HOW A VISIONARY DALAI LAMA CREATED AN UNBELIEVABLE HISTORY IN EXILE -By VIJAY KRANTI What makes the Dalai Lama and his fellow Tibetan refugees stand tall as a community among a host of other refugee groups across the world today is their remarkable success in reviving their national identity despite read more →
The Tibetan Buddhist Reincarnation System and China’s Political Weaponization
Chinese emperors, especially those of the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty, recognized that control over Tibetan Buddhism offered a powerful form of soft power. By leveraging religious authority, they could exert indirect political influence over Buddhist populations beyond China’s borders. -by Dr. Tsering Dolma Although there are immense numbers of individual tulkus read more →
From Loot to Legacy: Rethinking “Tibetan Art” in Western Museums
-By Thupten Kelsang for Museum of Modern Art, 16 July 2025 Debates around the ownership of cultural heritage and decolonizing museums have become increasingly visible and polarizing in the public domain, leading to attempts to redefine the term “museum” itself.1 It is evident that large-scale Imperial looting campaigns such as the “Sack read more →
China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam
-by Financial Times China to restrict Tibetan language in region’s college entrance exam China plans to exclude Tibetan as a core subject from the national college entrance exam for the majority of students in the autonomous region, a senior official has said, raising concerns over the future of the language. read more →
China’s Hydropower Project on Yarlung Tsangpo Threatens Tibet’s Fragile Ecosystem and Regional Stability
-by Dechen Palmo (a research fellow at the Tibet Policy Institute), for Institute for Security and Development Policy On July 19, China announced the commencement of the construction of what is set to become the world’s largest hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Nyingtri (Ch: Nyingchi), Tibet. read more →
China’s Strategy to Escalate Water War Over Tibet’s River
China’s mega-dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo near Arunachal Pradesh threatens India, Bhutan, and Bangladesh with altered water flow and geopolitical risks, potentially turning water into a strategic weapon. -By Tsewang Dorji Jeshong & Kalsang Dolma for Borderlens, 2 August 2025 China’s building of a mega-dam in the lower region of read more →
The Dalai Lama may Outlive China’s Communist Regime, Hopes Tsering
-by Shishir Arya -Nagpur: Penpa Tsering, Sikyong (prime minister) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), told TOI in Nagpur on Thursday that he hopes that the Dalai Lama may outlive the communist regime in China. The Dalai Lama, on the eve of his 90th birthday had said in McLeodganj earlier this month read more →
Choosing the Next Dalai Lama: Sectarian and Geopolitical Dimensions of Incarnate Successionism in Tibetan Buddhism
-by Joshua Snider SYNOPSIS This article explores the complex process of selecting the next Dalai Lama, examining internal sectarian dynamics within Tibetan Buddhism and external geopolitical pressures, especially from China and India. It highlights the risks of politicising religious succession and the evolving role of Tibetan leadership in exile. COMMENTARY read more →
Book Review: ‘Man of Peace’ Is More Than Just A Biography Of The Dalai Lama Of Tibet
-by Aishwarya Nair, News18.com ‘Man of Peace: The Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet’ is a powerful illustrated non-fiction graphic novel written by William Meyers, Robert Thurman, and Michael G. Burbank. The illustrations are presented by Steve Buccellato, Donald Hudson, Kinsun Loh, Miranda Meeks and Andrey Pervukhin. read more →
Tibetans find hope — and uncertainty — as the Dalai Lama turns 90
By South Asia bureau chief Meghna Bali and Som Patidar in McLeodganj, India When Lhagyari Namgyal Dolkar recalls her father’s years in a Chinese prison, she speaks not just of his suffering but of his unshakable faith. Faith in the dream of a free Tibet, and in the man who embodied it. “For every read more →
Dalai Lama says he hopes to live another 40 years on eve of 90th birthday
There has been speculation over the succession plan for the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. -by Aljazeera The Dalai Lama has said that he hopes to live for another 40 years until he is 130 years old, on the eve of his 90th birthday, days after he sought to assuage rife read more →
Dalai Lama vows he won’t be the last leader of Tibetan Buddhism
By Simone McCarthy and Tenzin Dharpo, CNN Dharamshala, India/Hong KongCNN — The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future. Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader made the declaration on read more →
Thousands turn out to mark Dalai Lama’s 90 birthday
-by Rachel Hagan, BBC News Thousands of Tibetan Buddhists streamed into India’s Himalayan town of Dharamshala on Sunday to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama. Ferocious monsoon rains did not dampen the spirits as the Tibetan spiritual leader appeared in traditional robes and a flowing yellow wrap, smiling read more →
“Next Dalai Lama To Be From Democratic Nation, Not China”: Pema Khandu
-By NDTV Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said the next Dalai Lama will be from a free and democratic country and definitely not from China. He, however, said the process of selecting the next Dalai Lama starts only after an incumbent passes away and hoped and prayed the read more →