Opinions
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India’s Tibet Policy Reevaluation Needed to Counter Chinese Aggression
Events of previous months insinuate that currently India is reintroducing Tibet in its China policy. This seems to be an outcome of persistent denial of India’s core concerns by China. There are signs that the Modi government is perhaps reevaluating its Tibet policy. His Holiness the Dalai Lama met the president of India in December.…
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Why Chinese International Students Hate Dalai Lama?
Chinese international students hate the Dalai Lama. Do they? Are they really sure they hate the world renowned spiritual leader of the Tibetan people? A recent article by Timothy Deng regarding the reasons why two Chinese students hate the Dalai Lama provide very bleak and emotional content that really fails to testify the article title,…
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Anger Over ‘Insensitive’ Pictures Involving Buddha Statue Corrupts Buddhists Essence
When football star Cristiano Ronaldo posted a picture on Instagram reclining casually against a Buddha statue, his picture provoked immediate indignation. Buddhist practitioners around the world condemned the picture and said that Ronaldo should apologise for ‘disrespecting’ Buddhism.
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China Bully: It Vows To Act ‘Resolutely’ Against Dissenting Voices
Tibetans all over the world staged protests in major world cities marking the anniversary of the Chinese occupation of Tibet last week. The anniversary also coincided with the annual news conference of Tibet’s delegation to China. The Chinese government vowed to tackle any Anti-China and separatist sentiments with a greater resolve than before and said…
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Donald Trump’s Silence on Indian Techie’s Death Needs Answers
Last week, 32 year old Indian immigrant Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s was killed in a hate attack by a 51 years old American who ‘mistook’ him for a Middle Easterner. The shooting took place at a bar in Kansas which Srinivas Kuchibhotla frequented along with his friend. The assailant, 51 year old Adam Purinton was captured 5…
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China’s Worrying Single Males Number Might Cross 30 Million By 2030
China is slowly becoming apprehensive about the number of single males which might hit an astounding 30 million by the year 203o. In a rapidly developing economy where culture stolidly assimilates with modernisation, Chinese men are finding it hard to meet marriage with its many demands.
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US University Stands By Dalai Lama As Commencement Speaker Despite Chinese Protests
A US university announced on February 2 that their all campus commencement event coming up later this year would have the Dalai Lama of Tibet as its keynote speaker. The decision was received as a backlash to the sentiments of the Chinese students of the university. However, the University stands by and does not look…
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No Compulsion To Stand Up For National Anthem Being Played As Part Of Film: Apex Court
There has been incidents of forced patriotism that came from insides of the theatres. There were few cases in the headlines where people were physically assaulted for not respecting the National Anthem by standing up while it was being played in the theatres. This sort of forced patriotism strangely confused people across the the country.
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Where Did Late Elliot Sperling Stand On Tibet-China Issue?
Tibetans in exile lament the passing away of scholar and human rights champion Elliot Sperling who died at the age of 66. Sperling, who was considered as one of the world’s leading historians of Tibet and Tibetan-Chinese relations, made questions of sovereignty and boundaries the focal point of his career.
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Trump’s Executive Order On Immigration May Spell Tough Times For Tibetan Refugees
New Delhi: United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday afternoon which effectively curtails the movement of immigrants signing into the United States of America. While the focal point of this decision remains Muslim-majority countries, Trump’s ‘narrow’ policy on immigration may spell tough times for Tibetan refugees.