Tibetans and their supporters across the world observe the International Solidarity Day to express their solidarity with the Tibetan people inside Tibet on 17 May. It is a day to renew our efforts and dedication to show our support for their struggle for freedom and justice. The number of (...)
PRESS RELEASE 16 May 2014 Dharamsala: The Kashag today congratulated the Indian leader Narendra Modi and Bharatya Janata Party for the landslide victory in the 16th Lok Sabha election. Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay said: ” I take this opportunity to thank the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) (...)
Original Published: 28 April 2014, by Kerry Brown, The Diplomat While foreigners tend to think of the Chinese state as a powerful behemoth, the Chinese people bemoan its weakness. It was a tough question, but it sounded innocuous enough when first asked by a Chinese guest. “Why,” the guest said, (...)
[dalailama.com] Meeting the Press and Tibet House Board – and a Public Talk on Self-awareness and CompassionFRANKFURT, Germany, 14 May 2014: In the early part of his second day in Frankfurt, His Holiness the Dalai Lama held a meeting with the media, following which he met the Board of Tibet (...)
[Facebook] By Tsering Woeser As I said, the Shugden question has been an issue in Tibet for the last 300 years. Both Shugden followers as well as the various rulers in China have repeatedly sought – more or less skilfully – to harness each other for their respective power games. Sometimes they (...)
[Source: info-buddhism.com] What is the Dorje Shugden conflict actually about? This conflict arose in the 17th century and since then has played out on many levels. In essence, the question is whether the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism, – Nyingmapa, Sakyapa, Kagyupa and Gelugpa – are equal (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) in coordination with the Tibet Policy Institute of the Central Tibetan Administration brought together scholars to revisit the Shimla convention of 1914 to explore Tibet’s role for better relations between India and China. Speaking at the (...)
[The Times of India] SHIMLA: It was 100 years ago that Sir Henry McMahon marked ‘McMahon Line’ as the Sino-Indian border. As the historic decisions was taken during Shimla Convention held in the erstwhile summer capital of India, on Monday Himachal Pradesh University organized a seminar ‘Revisiting (...)
[The Tribune] Shimla, May 12: Increased economic engagement between India and China is the only solution to controversial McMahon Line to demarcate international boundaries between India, Tibet and China. The geopolitical and socio-economic situation, demography, governance and strategic issues (...)
[dalailama.com] Frankfurt, Germany, 13 May 2014 – During the drive from Rotterdam to the airport at Amsterdam this morning the police escort proved valuable. An accident on the highway had blocked traffic, but the escorting police were able to lead His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s motorcade by other (...)