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A panel discussion organised by the Bharat-Thibet Sahyog Manch, Himachal Pradesh at Dauladhar hotel yesterday drew in a large audience from the locality. The discussion, on the recent visit of Indian Prime Minister and its impact on Tibet

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali will meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan leader visits Bloomington in September. "It will be the first time the two have met," said the Dalai Lama's nephew, Jigme Norbu of Bloomington.

China has relaxed the procedures for Taiwanese tourists to visit the Himalayan region of Tibet. Under the new rules announced by the Tourism Bureau of the Tibet autonomous region, Taiwanese tourists could visit Tibet more easily

A three-member delegation from the Communist Party of India (Marxist), currently on a visit to China, is reportedly visiting Tibet. The delegation led by CPI(M) Politburo member Sitaram Yechury arrived in Beijing on July 22, 2003 according to The Hindu newspaper.

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said with the opening of Nathu La Pass as a point for Sino-India border trade the Sikkim will gradually cease to be an issue between the two countries and reiterated that there was no change in New Delhi's stand on Tibet.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) before a welcoming ceremony in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.(AFP/Andrew Wong)

British Prime Minister Tony Blair failed to tackle human rights in talks with China's leaders Monday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said. "The human rights question was not touched upon in meetings between Tony Blair and Chinese

The Indian government has assured powerful Buddhist groups from Sikkim that it is considering their demand to allow a senior Tibetan religious leader to visit his temporal seat of power in the northeastern state.

Chris Patten

The European Commission's Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patten, has said that in 2003 the EU will work to support the ratification and implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) by China.