Author AS Bhasin has done well to remind us of the importance of delving into the geopolitical intricacies surrounding five ...

OLD Sumchhung was the first to arrive on the steps of the San Francisco City Hall this month for a rally to commemorate the ...

Decades later, the logo is still with him — on the laptop in his office at a Tibetan school, where the U.S. Agency for ...

China’s preconditions for the Dalai Lama’s return include not only renouncing Tibetan independence but also recognising Beijing’s authority over Taiwan. The Tibetan parliament-in-exile swiftly ...

Locals from different faiths prayed for Tibet— a region of 3.6 million people that's governed by China but has a fierce ...

And they remained largely focused on independence as an end goal. In contrast, save for intermittent uprisings in Tibet since 1951 against the Han Chinese domination, the Dalai Lama and the Free Tibet ...

Though the Tibetan independence movement had global support in the 1980s and 90s, it has lost momentum in recent years. What is the future of the Tibetan movement? Why has the West abandoned the ...

China's stance on the Dalai Lama's succession is part of its broader effort to control Tibetan Buddhism and limit Tibetan independence movements. The Chinese government has consistently sought to ...

First, the present Dalai Lama is no longer the leader of Tibetan ... achieving Xizang independence and stipulated that "the Dalai Lama shall serve as the head of state," thereby establishing his ...

Tibetan Buddhism is not the personal religion of the 14th Dalai Lama; it belongs to all Tibetan Buddhist followers. He cannot, for his own selfish interests, manipulate the reincarnation process of ...

This stance is part of China’s broader effort to control Tibetan Buddhism and limit Tibetan independence movements. Yes, there is a possibility of two competing Dalai Lamas—one recognized by Tibetan ...