Opinions

Moved by the gross human right violations around the world, I detoured amnesty international’s website to learn more. The prospect of free amnesty magazine as a member enticed me to sign

Why do young Tibetans dress up in hip-hop attire, and try to talk and act like gangsta rappers? Are these young Tibetans keepin’ it real or are they just wannabes?

On 15 March 2005, when former Tibetan political prisoner Phuntsok Nyidron arrived in the United States of America (USA), at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, the General Assembly of the United Nations (GA)

The sudden demise of Prof Dawa Norbu has left all of us shell-shocked creating a void that can never be filled. A true son of Tibet, he was a person far ahead of his time and one of the exceptional few who combined rare intellect

The future of the Tibetan people is at a crossroads. With the collaboration of three prominent Canadian companies, the Chinese government is now in the process of finalising the launch of a railway

Every state in Asia and beyond is hedging against the rise of China. Unsure of Chinese intentions, even America has adopted the hedging strategy of “congagement”—containing and engaging China at once. Yet, hedging cannot go on forever; at some point, every one will have to decide whether its

The trip in and around Mcleodgunj was like flying across the Himalayas to the Dalai Lama’s kingdom. Only bits of India and the Raj cropped up.

IS GOOGLE GOOD OR EVIL? In Silicon Valley, Google's moral code is a contentious issue. To its local boosters, Google can do no ill; but to critics on both the left and the right, Google epitomizes all the worst hubris

One of the more bizarre happenings during Hu Jintao’s visit to the US this month was a delegation of “Tibetan” dancers welcoming him in front of the White House. A friend of mine went over to this group and tried to speak to them in Tibetan but it soon became

President Bush is likely to urge Chinese President Hu Jintao to negotiate with the Dalai Lama and let him visit Buddhist sites in China, when they meet today. Will all that be enough to resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict?