Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Manan Kumar Fresh from a visit to the USA and Europe, Tibetan prime minister (in exile) Lobsang Sangay, in an exclusive interview to dna, speaks candidly on how changes in India and China’s stances on the Tibet issue can contribute to peace in the region. Edited excerpts (...)
Dr Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister, Tibetan government-in-exile talks to Kunal Majumder about India’s role in the Tibetan issue vis-a-vis China, cultural autonomy and the importance of political dialogue The premier of the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) is in India. Has there been any sort of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The first ever Geshema dialetic debate is currently underway at Jamyang Choeling nunnery, located about 10 kms from Dharamshala. 27 nuns from various nunneries across India are participating in the debate which will be held from 20 May – 3 June. The debating session is 30 minutes, (...)
By Ashley Parker and Julia Preston (The New York Times) WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday approved a broad overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws on a bipartisan vote, sending the most significant immigration policy changes in decades to the full Senate, where the debate (...)
(Dalai Lama.com) His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s first meeting on his last day in Louisville was with a group of gentle Vietnamese Buddhists. “Let’s begin with your reciting the Heart Sutra in Vietnamese,” he said. “While you do that visualize the Buddha in the space in front of you surrounded by (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Mr S.V Ranganath, Chief Secretary to the government of Karnataka state assured continued support to Tibetan settlements in Karnataka at a meeting held on 20 May in Bangalore. The meeting was attended by the secretaries of Department of Home, Revenue, Rural development and Panchayat (...)
Tibet has been off-limits to journalists since the Chinese government brutally suppressed riots in the region five years ago. France 24′s regional correspondent Cyril Payen managed to get a seven-day visa to enter the region. What he saw lends weight to the complaints of the Dalai Lama and human (...)
The battle to keep Tibetans under control is inflicting severe psychological damage on Chinese armed police, an internal training document has revealed. [By Malcolm Moore / The Telegraph] BEIJING: The leaked 25-page training manual was given to members of the People’s Armed Police charged with (...)
DHARAMSHALA: The US State Department said in a new report that Tibetans in Tibet faced severe religious repression, and societal discrimination throughout last year. In its International Religious Freedom Report for 2012 released Monday, the Chinese government’s respect for and protection of (...)
DHARAMSHALA: Speaker Penpa Tsering of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile today inaugurated a comprehensive leadership workshop for Tibetan college students at Gangkyi, Dharamshala. The 9-day workshop entitled ‘Today’s Youth, Tomorrow’s Leaders’ is being organised by the Tibetan Parliamentary and (...)