Opinions

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

Well, the World Cup’s over and the teams and visitors have all gone home, but the afterglow of achievement hasn’t entirely faded for South Africans. The people of this str

I VERY rarely pick up the general phone in the office: I'm usually protected by a phalanx of staff. I think Angie, our receptionist, must have slipped downstairs for

America is a land of opportunities, a place where people can express themselves freely and proudly. Tibetans feel that this is a perfect place to raise their kids in hope

What an incredible destiny for the boy born at Taktser, a small hamlet of Amdo province in north-eastern Tibet. At the age of four, he was recognised as the reincarnation of the 13th Dalai

China has been widely criticized for its harsh treatment of almost any form of political dissent in

Before some of Canada’s political class line up eagerly to shoot the messenger, they may be better off asking instead: what if CSIS chief Mr. Richard Fadden is right in his

With Dharamshala's foreign policy being shaped almost exclusively by Beijing's hide-and-seek strategy, anticipating its next move can be safely done through a simple r

Yet another round of India-China border talks is under way in Beijing. The unending and fruitless talks on territorial disputes underscore the eroding utility of this process. It is approaching three decades since China and India

Accepting Tibet and the developments there as China's "internal" affairs has proven a huge misstep that will continue to exact increasing costs. A bold, forward-looking leadership, though, can rectify any past mistake before it becomes too late