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Let facts speak for themselves on India-China border
Brahma Chellaney, The Sunday Guardian, 30 October 2016 For almost 11 months now, the Indian Government has put a lid on the Himalayan border situation with China. Ever since several senior Government figures last September spoke out against the media coverage of Chinese border incursions, sources of information have dried read more →
Dalai Lama visit: Modi govt needles China, shows India is ready to play hardball
Sreemoy Talugdar, The First Post The cacophony of India’s rambunctious democracy and a terrible Pakistan fixation have largely drowned the fact that New Delhi, of late, has been engaged in a quieter, yet more intriguing and potentially deadlier game of one-upmanship with China. The latest being India’s decision to allow read more →
Not for China to decide where Dalai Lama can visit in India, says Congress
The Indian Express, 29 October 2016 After Beijing warned New Delhi of dire consequences for inviting the Dalai Lama to Arunachal Pradesh, the Congress party on Saturday said it is not for China to decide where the Tibetan spiritual leader can and will go, as he is a much respected read more →
Dalai Lama is free to travel any part of India: BJP
The Indian Express, 29 October 2016 China considers Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet and routinely objects to visits by Dalai Lama, Indian leaders as well as foreign dignitaries. Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Saturday expressed that Dalai Lama is free to travel to any part of the country and read more →
India snubs China, says Dalai Lama can go to Arunachal Pradesh
The Times of India, 28 October 2016 NEW DELHI/DHARAMSHALA: The Dalai Lama‘s scheduled visit to Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang in March next year remains on course with the religious leader accepting an invitation from chief minister Pema Khandu. The visit was announced earlier this month but remained subject of discussion in read more →
‘Dalai Lama free to visit any part of India’
Deccan Herald, 28 October 2016 The government on Thursday said that Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is free to visit any place in India, including Arunachal Pradesh. “The Dalai Lama is a revered spiritual figure and an honoured guest of India. He is absolutely free to travel to any read more →
China treating Czech government like vassal, opposition says
The Prague Daily, 27 October 2016 Prague, Oct 26 (CTK) – The reaction of Chinese diplomacy to the recent statement by Czech supreme elected officials that they have not strayed from the one-China policy after a visit by the Tibetan Dalai Lama is a message to subordinate vassals, Czech opposition read more →
Govt clears Dalai Lama’s proposed Arunachal visit
Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, The Times of India, 27 October 2016 NEW DELHI: The Modi government has cleared Dalai Lama’s proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh early next year in a move that might further rile China after Beijing had protested against the recent tour to the northeastern state by US envoy read more →
UN Member States: Vote “No” and End China’s Membership on UN Human Rights Council
Chinese Human Rights Defenders CHRD, 25 October 2016 Register Disapproval of Human Rights Violations & Show Solidarity with Victims (Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders—October 25, 2016) The rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in China throughout China’s current term (2014-16) on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and under the read more →
A Second Massive Ice Avalanche in Tibet
NASA Earth Observatory, 21 October 2016 In July 2016, a massive and mysterious avalanche sent glacial ice and rock spilling down a valley in the Aru Range of Tibet. Leading glaciologists were baffled by what might have caused the avalanche, which killed nine people. In the months before, temperatures had been read more →
‘Tibet will outlive China with its principles … India gave us political space but doesn’t have comprehensive Tibet policy’
October 21, 2016, 2:00 AM IST Times Of India Q&A in The Interviews Blog | Edit Page, India, Q&A | TOI Tibetan activist, writer and poet Tenzin Tsundue was recently arrested during the Brics summit in Goa for protesting against Chinese President Xi Jinping. He jumped in front of Russian read more →
Say no to China’s membership on the U.N. Human Rights Council
Yang Jianl, The Washington Post, 24 October 2016 Yang Jianli is founder and president of Initiatives for China. A former Tiananmen Square activist, he was imprisoned in China from 2002 to 2007 for attempting to observe labor unrest. On March 14, 2014, Cao Shunli, a Chinese human rights activist, died read more →
India slams China for objecting to US envoy’s Arunachal visit
PTI, The Indian Express Rebuffing China for objecting to US Ambassador Richard Verma’s recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India on Monday said there was “nothing unusual” about his trip to a state which is an integral part of the country. “The US Ambassador visited Arunachal Pradesh, a state which is an read more →
What is the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘sixth plenum’ and why does it matter?
South China Morning Post, China’s Leadership Reshuffle 2017, 24 October 2016 Top Communist Party leaders are gathering at a heavily guarded hotel in Beijing for four days, starting on Monday. The meeting is the “sixth plenum”, the sixth time the roughly 370 full and alternate members of the party’s present read more →
China’s Antigraft Enforcers Take On a New Role: Policing Loyalty
Chris Buckley, The New York Times BEIJING — The investigators descend on government agencies and corporate boardrooms. They interrogate powerful officials and frequently rebuke them for lacking zeal. Most of all, they demand unflinching loyalty to President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party. They are the inspectors from the party’s read more →