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India-West Indies Players to Meet the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama watching the IPL cricket match in Dharamsala, India, on May 21, 2011. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL Both teams now head to the picturesque town in Himachal Pradesh following the cancellation of the third ODI in Vizag owing to cyclone Hudhud. The venue will be host its second-ever read more →
HONOURED GUEST – The gem that India will not call by its name
[The Telegraph] By Gopalkrishna Gandhi We do not realize how lucky we are, how profoundly lucky, to have in our midst the rather incredible human being called the Dalai Lama. Two Indians — both naturalized Indians — have won the Nobel Prize for Peace: Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. read more →
Hong Kong students face off with police clearing protest barricades
In a tactic that seemed to take student protesters by surprise, at least at first, officers began to haul away demonstrators’ barricades to test their reactions and to reduce traffic congestion in the heart of the city. Credit Laurent Fievet/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images [Reuters] Protesters have vowed to keep read more →
Taiwan president calls on China to move toward democracy
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou delivers a speech after signing agreements with El Salvador’s President Salvador Sanchez Ceren at the Presidential House in San Salvador July 2, 2014.CREDIT: REUTERS/JESSICA ORELLANA/FILES (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president on Friday urged China to move toward a more democratic style of development, reiterating his strong support read more →
Splittist’ remark against Dalai Lama a miscalculation on part of Chinese govt
he band from the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts plays as His Holiness the Dalai Lama and fellow Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi walk towards the Main Tibetan Temple in Dharamsala, India on October 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL [Hindustan Times] By Naresh Thakur Dharamsala: Day after China dismissed read more →
Far from Hong Kong, ethnic minority regions in China are a tinderbox of tension
A young Tibetan monk is seen in the smoke as monks burn trees during their morning ritual in the Dzamthang Jonang monastery, where Kalkyi set herself on fire in protest against Chinese rule, in Barma township May 16, 2013. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon [Reuters] By Julia Famularo OCTOBER 8, 2014 As the read more →
Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang: Triple Trouble on China’s Periphery
[The National Interest] By Minxin Pei The ongoing demonstrations by pro-democracy students in Hong Kong since the end of last month have raised one important question: why is Beijing facing simultaneous unrest on its periphery? Since the riots in Lhasa in March 2008, a string of violent ethnic conflicts has struck the read more →
Tibet issue should figure in India-China border talks: Dr Sangay
Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay (c) with Nobel laureates Shirin Ebadi of Iran and Jody Williams of the US at a press conference in Dharamsala, India, on 1 October 2014/DIIR Photo [The Assam Tribune] R Dutta Choudhury GUWAHATI, Oct 5 – The Tibetan issue should be the core issue of the read more →
China mulls high altitude expressway in Qinghai-Tibet plateau
[PTI] BEIJING: After constructing extensive rail links in Tibet, China is planning to build 1,900-km long express highway connecting Tibetan capital Lhasa with neighbouring Qinghai province through rugged high mountainous Himalayan region known for its freezing temperatures. “China has the capability to build an expressway linking up Tibet Autonomous Region read more →
From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s Outer Regions Watch Hong Kong Protests Intently
A show of police force in Xinjiang Province, China, where Uighurs complain of repression. Credit Color China Photo, via Associated Press [The New York Times] By Andrew Jacobs BEIJING — As hundreds of protesters continue to occupy the streets of Hong Kong, challenging China’s Communist Party leaders with calls for greater democracy, read more →
Nobel Peace laureate congratulates India for supporting Tibet
His Holiness the Dalai Lama with fellow Nobel Laureates Jody Williams and Shirin Ebadi with students on their arrival at the Tibetan Children’s Village School in Upper Dharamsala, India on October 2, 2014. Photo/Tenzin Choejor/OHHDL [ANI] Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams has congratulated India for extending its support to Tibet read more →
Hong Kong Protests Are a Threat to Xi and His ‘Chinese Dream’
Demonstrators gather near central government offices during a protest in Hong Kong on Sept. 28, 2014/Bloomberg [Bloomberg] By Dexter Roberts The swelling protests in Hong Kong that have gripped the world’s attention are Xi Jinping’s and the Chinese Communist Party’s worst nightmare. The fear is that if not properly contained, read more →
Dalai Lama in ‘informal’ talks to return to Tibet
[AFP] DHARAMSALA: The Dalai Lama indicated on Thursday that he was in informal talks with China to make a historic pilgrimage to Tibet after more than half a century in exile.The Tibetan spiritual leader said he had “made clear” his desire to undertake the pilgrimage to a sacred mountain in read more →
Tutu breaks silence on Dalai Lama visa row
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu at the latter’s welcome ceremony in Dharamshala on 10 Feb, 2012/Tibet.Net [South African Press Association] October 2 2014 at 04:05am Johannesburg – Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on Wednesday criticised the government for allegedly refusing a visa to Tibet’s spiritual leader, the read more →
Brahma Chellaney: Tibet is the real source of Sino-Indian friction
by Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review The sprawling, mountainous country of Tibet was annexed by China in the 1950s, eliminating a historical buffer with India. Today, the region remains at the heart of Sino-Indian problems, including territorial disputes, border tensions and water feuds. Beijing lays claim to adjacent Indian territories read more →