Interviews

Joseph Wu, secretary-general of the Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation, holds a photo of the Dalai Lama presenting President Chen Shui-bian with a shawl. (PHOTO: GEORGE TSORNG)

Established in January and inaugurated in April, the quasi-official Taiwan-Tibet Exchange Foundation is the secondary agency to deal with Tibetan business in addition to the Cabinet's Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission.

His Holiness the Dalaia Lama's Government in exile views the current visit of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to China as an important step taken at an appropriate time. Samdong Rimpoche, Kalon Tripa (Prime Minister) of Tibetan Government in eixle

In sharp contrast with the Kalon Tripa’s views, a host of Tibetan outfits is critical of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s assurances to the Chinese and want Indian political parties to put pressure on the central government so that New Delhi’s support for the movement continues.

Leaders of the Dalai Lama’s Tibetan government-in-exile spent an anxious 48 hours in the wake of reports from Beijing that India had recognised Tibet as a part of China.

Mr. Thudop Dorjee, Additional Secretary with the renowned agriculturist Mr. Masonobu Fukuoko

The political and social landscape has undergone certain changes since the 12th Kashag (Cabinet) headed by Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche took over. One noted policy which has been discussed widely in the community is the agricultural policy the

Samdhong Rimpoche is the first Tibetan prime minister in exile. He signifies the coming separation of spiritual and temporal authority in Tibet, as envisaged by the Dalai Lama after his time.

Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, On a free Tibet and his visit to the city

You had planned to send a delegation to China to discuss how the differences between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government can be solved and how his return to Tibet can be made possible. What happened to that plan?