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Tibet remains key to India’s security: TGIE
Deccan Herald, 4 April 2018 The Tibetan government-in-exile (TGIE) on Monday reminded New Delhi that Tibet remains key to India’s security against a rising and expansionist China. Lobsang Sangay, the president of the TGIE, said Tibet was to India what … Continued
Not scared of China, no comparison between Communism and Buddhism: Sangay
Economic Times, 3 April 2018 NEW DELHI: Central Tibetan Administration president Lobsang Sangay today said the resilience of the Tibetan spirit emanated from the Nalanda tradition of Buddhism that was 2,500 years old and there was no comparison between Communism … Continued
Tibetans are products of Made in India: Lobsang Sangay
Economic Times, 2 April 2018 New Delhi: The national capital on Monday witnessed an event by the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) — as part of Thank You India series – hailing Indian democratic traditions and strong spiritual-cultural links between Tibet … Continued
PM-in-exile urges Tibetans to make Dalai Lama’s return ‘a reality’
Lobsang Sangay says ‘thousands and thousands’ of Tibetans have been killed since spiritual leader’s exile in 1959 Associated Press, Sunday 1 Apr 2018 03.06 BST The Dalai Lama speaks at an event in Dharamsala, India, to mark 60 years since his … Continued
No, thank you, India tells Dalai Lama
The Strait Times, 31 March 2018 MCLEOD GANJ (India) • An original song of thanks to India had been rehearsed, and a stadium in New Delhi booked for a celebratory rally – all a gesture of gratitude from the Dalai … Continued
At ‘Thank You India’ event of Tibetans attended by BJP leaders, Lobsang Sangay says that their government-in-exile product of `Make-In-India’ campaign
The New Indian Express, 31 March 2018 CHANDIGARH: “Our government-in-exile in an exclusive product of the ‘Make in India’ campaign”, which is supported by all Tibetans” said Lobsang Sangay, the president of the Central Tibetan Administration and the Tibetan government-in-exile, … Continued
BJP leaders attend Tibetans’ ‘Thank You India’ event in Mcleodganj
Indian Express, 31 March 2018 DHARAMSALA: Noted figures of the Narendra Modi cabinet and the BJP attended the ‘Thank You India’ programme organised by the Tibetan Government in Exile at McLeodganj on Saturday. Union Minister Mahesh Sharma, BJP general secretary … Continued
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un meets Chinese leader Xi Jinping after taking special train to Beijing
China has confirmed North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has visited Beijing, and says it won a pledge from him to work towards denuclearising the Korean Peninsula. Key points: Kim Jong-un reportedly said North Korea is “committed to denuclearisation” Donald Trump … Continued
China and Russia accused of waging ‘war on human rights’ at UN
Julian Borger in Washington, The Guardian, 28 March 2018 The UN Human Rights Up Front initiative was established in 2014, after a series of UN failures in preventing or sounding the alarm over atrocities. Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock China and Russia are … Continued
Belt and Road Initiative: Beijing’s ambition to be a player in global energy governance
Christopher Len, China Policy Institute Read original story here This article examines China’s growing energy demand, the energy transition taking place in the country and China’s ambition to position itself as a major player in global energy governance. It discusses … Continued
China’s Trojan Horse Human Rights Resolution
The Diplomat, Read original story here 22 March 2018 At the ongoing session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), China has proposed a resolution focused on international cooperation. This could have been a positive step toward bridging the considerable … Continued
US Congress Affirms Support for Tibet With $17 Million in Aid To Exiled Government And Tibetans Worldwide
Epoch Times, 25 March 2018 Read original story here Amidst an escalating diplomatic and economic standoff between the United States and the Chinese communist regime, the U.S. Congress has approved a massive spending bill that includes $17 million that will … Continued
Is India Letting Go of The Dalai Lama And Tibet?
Source: www.thequint.com /opinion/22/03/2018 The Tibetans in exile must be dismayed after India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale wrote to Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha on 22 Feb that Indian government officials be advised to skip events organised by the Tibetan Administration in exile. It is not at all certain that the payback read more →
The Last Days of Tibet
By Thubten Samphel, Published in the Hindustan Times Read original story here Claude Arpi’s book and Abdul Wahid Radhu’s work share a common thread — both are accounts of the last days of Tibet. While Arpi digs into the archives … Continued
Nobody Knows Anything About China
Foreign Policy – Read original story here As a foreigner in China, you get used to hearing the retort “You don’t know China!” spat at you by locals. It’s usually a knee-jerk reaction to some uncomfortable modern issue or in … Continued