Opinions

What is going on in Nepal? If one goes by the latest news, nothing good for India. Why did Shyam Saran, the prime minister’s special envoy have to pay a quick visit to the former Himalayan kingdom to meet ‘Prachanda’, the Unified

‘Dystopian is the antonym of ‘utopian’. According to the dictionary, it is used for ‘a futuristic society that has degraded into a repressive and controlled state, thoug

We “ethnic minorities” took notice of thousands of Cantonese people recently taking to the streets fighting for their language, a spectacle that ended peacefull

The Tibetan Buddhist tradition draws its root texts from the Nalanda masters and describes itself as a ‘science of the mind’. It is ironical, therefore, that an initiati

Although the financial crisis has seriously undermined economic development around the world, it has done so to differing degrees. It is against this backdrop that China’s economy has attracted a great deal of attention as it

Clinton’s statement sent the constructive message that China’s unrestrained ambitions in the South China Sea will be met with opposition. It’s about time.

When lawyers and paralegals in neck ties and black coats marched through the streets of Islamabad in March 2007, demanding the immediate reinstatement of Chief Justice Ift

Tibet will be free once it’s shaken off the bonds of both Chinese authoriatian rule and patronizing Western pity

That is a huge misconception and unfortunately a common mistake. First of all, I don't really see a divide in our community as the word might usually insinuate an

A year ago I went to meet the eminent Tibet historian Prof. Eliot Sperling, who teaches at the Indiana University in US, at a coffee shop in the streets of McleodGanj, Dharamsala. The meeting took place just a few days before I was to leave for the US