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China committing cultural genocide in Tibet, says Dalai Lama: report

For the past 20 years, intentionally or unintentionally, some kind of cultural genocide is taking place in Tibet, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Friday. "I have heard that many monasteries in Tibet are becoming more like museums and monks just caretakers.

Tibetan man sentenced to death in Lhasa – UPDATE

A Chinese court in Tibet's capital Lhasa had sentenced a Tibetan man to death with a two-year reprieve, the Tibetan government in exile said on its we

Missing Tibetan writer traced to detention center in Barkham County

A noted Tibetan writer arrested on April 6 this year and missing since then is being held at a detention centre in Barkham County, Ngaba Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, according to the Radio Free Asia. Tashi Rabten (Pen name: Theurang) was

Tibet isn’t Kashmir

To the surprise of many people, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna recently told his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi that New Delhi expects Beijing to change its position on Jammu & Kashmir by reciprocating the way India has handled Chinese “cor

Dalai Lama says Chinese more concerned about successor than him

The Dalai Lama today said that the issue of his successor was not a "serious question" for him and that "it is more a concern of the Chinese".

The culling and the show down at Gankyi Corral

The preliminary polls are out and Lobsang Sangay la has the early lead. A huge lead would be the correct phrase actually as he had almost twice the votes as the next h

An assertive China stirs an anxious conversation

Spend time in Japan with politicians and policymakers and the conversation always starts with China. After a while the talk turns to the US. Then it’s back to China. The connec

Calm mind is key to happiness: Dalai Lama

Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit on the art of happiness in troubled times, the Dalai Lama on Friday said that there are two kinds of suffering in this wor

Dalai Lama receives Mother Teresa Memorial award

His Holiness the Dalai Lama was awarded the "Mother Teresa Memorial Award for Social Justice" on Thursday in the Indian capital New Delhi. At a glittering ceremony at the Hotel Taj Palace, Bollywood actress presented the award to the

China defends Brahmaputra dam project amid Indian concern

China on Thursday defended its decision to build a dam on the Brahmaputra river in Tibet, amid concerns it could disrupt water supplies downstream in India and ha

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