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As the Nippon tragedy unfolded, I happened to be visiting France, the land of nuclear energy. Do you know that since the end of the 1970s, France has built 58 reactors which prod

In a rare interview recently, Zhang Qingli, CPC’s TAR Party Chief stated that “dealing with Tibetan separatists is more complicated for China than fighting the Uyghur Mus

THE Dalai Lama is a rare figure in human history. Celebrated as a preeminent spiritual leader by millions and respected as a statesman for our troubled times, he has, o

Today as His Holiness the Dalai Lama makes a very positive move in the development of Tibetan democracy and ensure the survival and sustainability of the Tibetan cause in the long run, we make this appeal to the members of the

There is a Chinese saying, yi rou ke gang—soft power is stronger than hard power. It's time for China to apply this in Tibet. If Beijing continues to treat Tibetans as enemies, they will be enemies.

Last Thursday, when the Dalai Lama made his 52nd State of the Occupied Nation's Speech on Tibetan National Uprising Day, it wasn't Chinese officials alone who voiced scepticism at his rem

The present Dalai Lama's most important legacy is the preservation of religion and culture in exile, the creation of a non-sectarian and inclusive Tibetan nationalism and keeping the link between the diaspora and homeland

A few days ago, some people I had just made friends with made their way from Chengdu to their hometown somewhere in eastern Tibet to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. I asked them if they celebrated both C

While China is free to believe that it has done nothing to raise hackles around the world, more so in its neighbourhood, that is far from the truth. It makes little sense for Beijing to feign surprise that other nations are preparing to

Now that Ogyen Trinley Dorje, better known as the 17th Karmapa, has been cleared of money-laundering charges by the Indian government, it is in order to take a look at the inept handling of a matter of great national importance and