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China: Will India repeat the mistakes of 1962?

Dawa Paljor -
When President Hu Jintao lands in Delhi, India and China will not only celebrate the conclusion of a Year of Friendship, but also another memorable event.
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Lhasa, in translation

Dawa Paljor -
Compared to the 47 years of occupation in Tibet, the People's Republic of China has been extraordinarily provocative this year. After linking Lhasa to Beijing with a direct railway
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Friendship with caution

Dawa Paljor -
Finally India has a full time Foreign Minister. Observers thought that a new Minister had taken over in South Block when they heard that CPI(M) polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury left for a
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Gender Bender: The Myth of Gender Equality in Tibetan Society

Dawa Paljor -
A wooden placard that read, literally, "I am a whore" hung around her shoulder. Face blackened with coal, head tonsured, she was forced to stand up on a moving pick up truck. A prominent woman, a
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China will be ready. Will India be?

Dawa Paljor -
In less than two years, Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the French founder of the modern Games, had coined a motto for this important world event
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CHINA’S NATIONAL AUTONOMY LAW AND TIBET: A Paradox between Autonomy and Unity

Dawa Paljor -
The Chinese Constitution and particularly the Regional National Autonomy Law of 1984 (RNAL) purportedly guarantees autonomy for minorities. However, the interpretation and Implementation of
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Cultural invasion by rail

Dawa Paljor -
Dhargyal is worried that his ancestral land has been dug up like a minefield, and that his nomadic family is desperately searching for temporary shelter for their yaks and sheep. Living in Dharamsala
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Confidence and ham pa

Dawa Paljor -
It all started with the westward migration of Tibetans in droves during the 1990s. Flushed with cash and exposure, the Tibetan community in exile became more desperate than ever to become
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TIBET AT A CROSSROADS? – A Personal View

Dawa Paljor -
The recent Chinese attacks on the Dalai Lama have been of an intensity and viciousness not seen for many years. Among a host of accusations, he has been called a “false religious leader” and a
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Seven days in Tibet: China’s giant footprint looms large on Tibet, Canadians discover

Phayul Newsdesk -
Entering Tibet at Gongkhar Airport, we drive around the base of a mountain to reach our hotel in Lhasa. Returning to the airport one amazing week later, we zip through the mountain instead
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