Contact is taking a holiday!

Contact is taking a break after 25 years of bringing you news of Tibet and Tibetan issues. We are celebrating our 25 years by bringing you the story of Contact and the people who have made it happen, and our archive is still there for you to access at any time, and below you can read the story of Contact, how it came into being and the wonderful reflections of the people who have made it happen over the years.

When and how Contact will re-emerge and evolve will be determined by those who become involved.

Border Tensions

July 5, 2017;

Sikyong Lobsang Sangay, the leader of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile, was photographed beside the Tibetan national flag which had been raised at Pangong Lake in Ladakh near the border with Tibet, eliciting criticism in the Chinese state-run Global Times which speculated that the flag ceremony could have been a political statement instigated by the Indian authorities.

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