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Book Review: China’s Colonial Games in Tibet

By Nava Thakuria China may be diplomatically recognised as a neighbour by the Union  government in New Delhi, but for many Indians, it’s nothing but an aggressor which occupied the sacred land of Tibet seven decades back to come...

US lawmakers introduce bills to cut federal funding to universities linked to CCP 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 22: U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan legislative package aimed at preventing American universities from receiving federal funding if they maintain branch campuses in adversarial countries or accept research funding from foreign governments for sensitive...

TYC condemns Chinese FM Wang Yi’s visit to BRICS meeting in Delhi

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 21: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), the largest pro-independence Tibetan organization in exile, on Sunday strongly condemned the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to India, asserting that Beijing cannot project itself as a...

France shuts down nine Chinese secret police stations amid growing transnational repression

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: French authorities have dismantled nine alleged clandestine Chinese police stations operating across the country, marking one of Europe’s most significant crackdowns on Beijing’s purported overseas surveillance and influence networks. According to reports, French counterintelligence...

Chief Justice Commissioner inaugurates new Local Justice Commission in Ladakh 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 19: In a development to strengthen grassroots democracy in the Tibetan exile setup, the Chief Justice Commissioner Yeshi Wangmo of the Tibetan Supreme Justice Commission (TSJC), the highest judicial body of the Central Tibetan Administration...

US House China Committee Chair Moolenar co-sponsors Tibet Atrocities Determination Act

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 18: Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party on Monday joined as a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Tibet Atrocities Determination Act, legislation that seeks a formal U.S. assessment of whether China’s treatment...

Renowned Buddhist scholar and Tibet House US co-founder Robert A.F. Thurman dies at 84

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 17: Prominent Buddhist scholar, co-founder of Tibet House US, and a long-time friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Robert A.F. Thurman passed away on Tuesday morning at the age of 84 in Woodstock, New...

Kathmandu reaffirms ‘One China’ policy as China raises concerns over Western influence

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 16: Nepal has reaffirmed its commitment to the “One China” policy and pledged not to allow its territory to be used for activities deemed harmful to China’s interests during high-level talks between Chinese Foreign Minister...

Obituary: Lhasang Tsering (1952–2026)

By Jamyang Norbu Lhasang Tsering was born in Tradun, in Western Tibet, in the Water Dragon year (1952). His father was a Nyingma ngakpa, or tantric master, from the Taklung Kagyu monastery in Riwoche near Chamdo. On his way...

Indian envoy visits Tibet as Beijing and New Delhi seek to stabilise relations

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, June 15: India’s Ambassador to China, Vikram Doraiswami, has made an official visit to Tibet, a move that analysts say reflects a gradual warming of relations between New Delhi and Beijing. Doraiswami arrived in Lhasa on...