Opinions

I started pecking out this piece over a month ago in the garden of Nalanda Koti, my old bungalow in McLeod Ganj. On this particular visit to India I was struck by

Incursions by the Chinese Army into Indian territory are making headlines in the media again. This is good. Not because the Chinese persist with trespassing into Ind

There is a quiet revolution taking place in the world of Chinese official media. In the beginning Xinhua (or whatever its first incarnation was known) was the w

The Dalai Lama arrived in Taiwan late last Sunday night on his third visit to Taiwan. This visit differed from past visits because the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT)

At a time when the global power structure is qualitatively being transformed, the economic rise of China and India draws ever more attention. But the world has taken

The Dalai Lama is scheduled to leave today following a six-day visit comforting victims of Typhoon Morakot. The trip has provided a timely reminder of the increasing sway Beijing holds over many things, from the way the international

The Dalai Lama has arrived in Taiwan for a six-day visit, angering China. Claude Arpi looks at the significance of the Tibetan spiritual leader's attempt to reach out to

If you're in a mess, say 'yes.' That may be what Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou was thinking when he gave his official nod to the controversial visit of the Dalai Lama,

After reading Elliot Sperling’s assertion that I may not have read Ma Rong’s paper, at first I felt it would be a waste of time to respond. However, the fact he

In my life there have been a few rare occasions when I wished I were younger. Such futile sentiments are usually followed by a mixture of nostalgia and regret. Sitting now in a coffee shop, watching the Tibetan pop vocal group Yudruk perform