The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (CIRF) has called upon the United States to focus serious attention on the plight of Tibetan Buddhists and to make religious freedom a priority in U.S. foreign policy.
A former Indian foreign secretary, A. P. Venkateswaran, has said that the new formulation of Indian position on Tibet, as contained in the India-China Joint Declaration, betrays Tibet and undermines India's legal case concerning the border dispute.
Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, concluded a three-day long sermon on Saturday at Nubra valley in Leh town. Nearly 15,000 devotees attended the sermon that stressed on religious tolerance among people of different faiths.
Indians are basically good people. That is the main problem! Recently, during Prime Minister Vajpayee's trip to China, I happened to be in France. Far away from India, I tried to analyze the reasons why India is not doing better in international circles.
Australian and Chinese officials are meeting in the Chinese capital, Beijing, for annual human rights talks known as The Dialogue. Our China correspondent John Taylor reports the talks were first held in 1997 as a way of addressing human rights issues of mutual concern.
While Vajpayee's Lahore visit was followed by Pakistani aggression, his latest China tour, like in 1979, came gift-wrapped with a Chinese military surprise.
China Southern Airlines (HKSE: 1055) has launched a SARS-delayed service from Guangzhou to Lhasa, Tibet. The new Monday, Wednesday and Saturday service originates from Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou in Southern China to Shangri-La
With India's recognition of the Tibet Autonomous Region as a part of China -- a corollary result of the recent talks in Beijing between Chinese and Indian leaders -- the region has ceased to be viewed as a historical buffer state between two Asian giants.
Some events are really hard to forget throughout life. Imagine a place where you are being surrounded by tall and big mountains with dense forests. Seeing from your room the whole panorama of the beauty that nature has been kind enough to create with utmost care and caution
