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India shouldn’t change political path on Tibet: Rijiju
By PTI, The Economics Times, 21 November 2015 BAIJNATH (Himachal Pradesh): India should not change its political path when it comes to Tibet keeping in mind the long traditional relationship between the two countries, union minister Kiren Rijiju said on Saturday. “India has a long tradition of relations with Tibet read more →
Dalai Lama on Paris attacks: Prayer is not the answer
By Elizabeth Shim, 18 November 2015, UPI The Dalai Lama criticized the attackers but also suggested the event should be put in perspective, saying that only a small percentage of people subscribe to violence. JALANDHAR, India, Nov. 18 (UPI) — The Dalai Lama said praying to God for an answer read more →
Cold Tibet quickly becoming warm, warns Buddhist monk
The Times of India, 20 November 2015 DHARAMSALA: The rate of warming at the Tibetan plateau — the third largest concentration of ice after the south and north poles — is two times greater than the global average, observed a top Buddhist monk who is also an environmentalist. The river read more →
Cold Tibet quickly becoming warm, warns Buddhist monk
The Times of India, 20 November 2015 DHARAMSALA: The rate of warming at the Tibetan plateau — the third largest concentration of ice after the south and north poles — is two times greater than the global average, observed a top Buddhist monk who is also an environmentalist. The river read more →
Dalai Lama on Paris attacks: Prayer is not the answer
By Elizabeth Shim, 18 November 2015, UPI The Dalai Lama criticized the attackers but also suggested the event should be put in perspective, saying that only a small percentage of people subscribe to violence. JALANDHAR, India, Nov. 18 (UPI) — The Dalai Lama said praying to God for an answer read more →
The Dalai Lama on Paris: “We cannot solve this problem only through prayers”
qz.com, 17 November 2015 World leaders have been highly vocal in the aftermath of the attacks in Paris. Now the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of the Buddhist faith with millions of devotees around the globe, is weighing in with his thoughts on the violence and how to respond to read more →
After China trip, U.S. lawmakers see hope for common ground on Tibet
By Idrees Ali, Reuters on 17 November 2015 Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, said on Tuesday an opportunity exists to find “common ground” with Chinese authorities on Tibet, which it has ruled since 1950. Pelosi, a long-time critic of China’s human rights record, took read more →
Buddhist nuns to become first generation of dons
-By Vishal Gulati, IANS, The Hindu on 17 November 2015 The first batch of 20 Buddhist nuns are set to become the first generation of women professors in the Tibetan tradition. Nearly three years ago, the Dalai Lama came out with a perfect prescription for the first time in history read more →
UPDATE 2-Senior U.S. Congressional delegation makes rare Tibet trip
Ben Blanchard and Megha Rajagopalan, Reuters, 13 November 2015 BEIJING, Nov 12 A top Chinese leader on Thursday said China allowed a visit to Tibet by a senior U.S. Congressional delegation, including Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, a long time critic of China’s human rights record in the region. China has read more →
China still uses medieval torture methods against opponents – Amnesty
Tom Phillips, The Guardian, 12 November 2015 BEIJING: Chinese security agents continue to employ a medieval array of torture methods against government opponents, activists, lawyers and petitioners, including spiked rods, iron torture chairs and electric batons, a report claims. The Amnesty International report, called No End in Sight: Torture and read more →
Beijing better sit down with the Dalai Lama: Column
Allen R. Carlson, USA TODAY, 13 November 2015 If China’s Xi Jinping can talk with Taiwan’s leader, he can talk to Tibet’s. This may be the last chance. With this past weekend’s meeting with Taiwanese President Ma Ying Jeou, Chinese President Xi Jinping has accomplished something none of his predecessors at read more →
Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late
Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late Lobsang Sangay Wednesday 11 November 2015 14.50 GMT Last modified on Wednesday 11 November 2015 14.52 GMT / theguardian The roof of the world. That is what Tibet has long been known as. The phrase conjures up images of read more →
Pelosi on rare visit to Tibet by US congressional delegation
Associated Press, 12 November 2015 BEIJING (AP) — U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has led a delegation on a rare trip by foreign politicians to Tibet, during a visit to China that included meetings with officials in Beijing. Pelosi, the former House speaker, has been a frequent read more →
Communist Party Warns Secret Dalai Lama Followers in Its Ranks
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, in Dharmsala, India, last month. Ashwini Bhatia/Associated Press By Edward Wong, 11 November 2015, The New York Times BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party in central Tibet is aiming to peer into the hearts of its members to hunt down secret worshipers of read more →
Tibet’s plea: fix the roof of the world before it’s too late
Tibet is the world’s highest and largest plateau.’ Photograph: Purbu Zhaxi/Xinhua Press/Corbis by Dr. Lobsang Sangay, published on The Guardian, 12 November 2015 The roof of the world. That is what Tibet has long been known as. The phrase conjures up images of summits, with their mountain peaks, glaciers, permafrost read more →