India and China reopen bitter fight over barren land
Lately, China may have thought the military balance had shifted in its favour with completion of the 1,118-kilometre Qinghai-Tibet railway and other military
China says state owns Tibetan religious relics
Tibet’s cultural heritage suffered during the chaos of the 1966-79 Cultural Revolution, when fanatical Maoist Red Guards smashed religious symbols and destroyed monasteries. Some have
A talk on 17-Point Agreement
On April 18, 1959, after arriving in India, His Holiness the Dalai Lama issued a press statement in Tezpur, Assam stating that the 17 Point Agreement had been signed under pressure
On politics and privilege: Protesting the Olympic Torch in Tibet
Privilege is a complex subject. On the one hand, those of us who enjoy countless privileges often take them for granted, despite reminders to ‘be grateful for what we have.’ On the other hand,
Consolidating a ‘mini-revolution’
As part of a campaign he launched in April 2005 in collaboration with Care for the Wild International (CWI) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the Dalai Lama, in January 2006, issued an emotional
Dalai Lama may still drop in
The Dalai Lama may still make a pit stop at Melbourne Town Hall, with councillors under pressure to receive the Tibetan spiritual leader. But with councillors preparing to vote on the
Nalanda Int’l University: A commendable initiative
Bihar government recently presented a Bill for the revival of Nalanda International University. Japan and Singapore support the initiative and have pledged to invest about $100 million. Will this