At least 16 people have been killed and 32 injured in a magnitude-7 earthquake in China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, according to the state news agency Xinhua, citing local disaster management authorities. At
The Dalai Lama is still alive, but the struggle over his death has already exposed how fragile the boundary between faith and power has become. According to a new report by the
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The Tibetan government-in-exile has strongly condemned comments made by the China-appointed Panchen Lama regarding the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama, asserting that the ultimate authority over the process remains exclusively with the
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From October 20th – November 21st 1962, a little-remembered conflict raged between China and India. The skirmish damaged India’s Non-Aligned Movement affiliation, firmly placing the country in the West’s orbit, while fomenting decades of hostility between the neighbouring
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A new study published in the Journal of Public Affairs has challenged long-held assumptions about the 1962 India-China war, arguing that the conflict was driven not primarily by territorial disputes or diplomatic
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The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has awarded the 2025 Democracy Service Medal to the 11th Panchen Lama, Jetsun Tenzin Gedhun Yeshi Trinley Phuntsok Pal Sangpo — better known as Gedhun Choekyi
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet (Xizang) on Wednesday to attend landmark events marking the 60th anniversary of the region’s establishment as an autonomous area, becoming the first Chinese president to
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Discerning observers around the world are increasingly concerned that “might is right” is becoming the prevailing principle in shaping relations between nations. There is a growing consensus that any country driven by
More His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the eminent Tibetan Buddhist monk, is entering his ninetieth year, having devoted his life to peace, harmony, and goodwill for all. Anointed as the Dalai Lama at
More In a resolution passed during its First General Assembly, the Indian Himalayan Council of Nalanda Buddhist Tradition (IHCNBT) has made a unanimous appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer the Bharat
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The Dalai Lama has stated in his new book that his successor will be born outside China, marking the first time he has explicitly confirmed that his reincarnation will take place in
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Tibet remains one of the most heavily monitored regions in the world, with a near-total restriction on foreign access and even tighter control over the movement of Tibetans themselves. Since China’s annexation
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India has expressed serious concerns regarding China’s announcement of a new hydropower project in Tibet that is set to be three times the size of the world’s largest hydropower facility, the Three
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In a move as symbolic as it is futile, a group of anti-China politicians have recently pushed to pass a bill recognizing the so-called notion of “Greater Tibet,” a concept made up
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In a move that violates the U.S. government’s long-held position and commitments and the basic norms governing international relations, a Xizang-related bill, titled “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act,” which
More Around 60 years ago, China forcibly entered Tibet and occupied the region. Until then, Tibet was a peaceful country where Tibetans lived according to high-value systems and Buddhist philosophy, with goodwill towards
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