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A New Strategy for Tibet: Why Vision Must Replace Stagnation

By Khedroob Thondup For more than four decades, the Tibetan leadership has held to a strategy that Beijing has consistently rejected. The reliance on a framework conceived in the 1980s—anchored in appeals for dialogue and autonomy—has not yielded meaningful negotiations....

The Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation and India’s Moral Crossroads

 By Khedroob Thondup China’s recent warnings to India not to interfere in the future reincarnation of the Dalai Lama are more than just diplomatic posturing. They strike at the heart of a centuries-old Tibetan spiritual tradition and the geopolitical contest...

China’s No. 4 Leader Visits Tibet, Calls to “Stabilise Tibet”, Enforce Ethnic Unity Law

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 23 July: Despite widespread international criticism and opposition from Tibetans, China is pressing ahead with the implementation of its new ethnic unity law, with senior Communist Party official Wang Huning calling for its full enforcement...

Wang Huning’s Tibet Visit: Law, Unity, and the Sinicization of Faith

By Khedroob Thondup When Wang Huning, a senior member of the Politburo Standing Committee, traveled to Tibet, his words carried the weight of Beijing’s long-term vision for the region. His call for the implementation of the Law on Promoting Ethnic...

Tibetan Influencer Tenzin Pemo Shares Her Journey Raising an Autistic Child in Debut Book

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 22 July: Tenzin Pemo, an Instagram and YouTube content creator known as Zoe Family, launched her first book today titled Where He Leads, I Follow - a memoir about raising her autistic son, Tenzin Dhamchoe...

Larung Gar Faces Fresh Demolition Drive as China Tightens Control Over Tibetan Religious Institutions

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 21 July: A fresh demolition campaign at Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in eastern Tibet has placed more than 1,000 monastic residences at risk, reviving concerns over a long-running effort by Chinese authorities to reduce the...

Mongolia’s Silent Reincarnation: The Bogd Jetsun Damba and Beijing’s Shadow

By Khedroob Thondup In 2023, His Holiness the Dalai Lama recognised the young boy in Mongolia as the 10th Bogd Jetsun Damba Khutuktu—the spiritual leader of Mongolian Buddhism, equivalent in stature to the Dalai Lama in Tibet. For Mongolians, this...

The Enduring Power of Tibetan Unity

By Khedroob Thondup When Tibetans crossed into India in 1959, carrying little more than the clothes on their backs and the weight of exile, three forces bound us together: the leadership of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, our deep patriotism,...

“Tibet Is Not a Minority”: TYC Launches Global Hunger Strike After UN’s Muted Response to Self-Immolation

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 19 July: The Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) has launched a worldwide chain hunger strike protest beginning today in Dharamsala, calling for concrete international action following the self-immolation and death of Tibetan independence activist Pawo Lobga...

29 Countries Sign Up to China-Led AI Governance Body in Shanghai

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 17 July: China has taken another step toward shaping global artificial intelligence governance after 29 countries signed an agreement in Shanghai on Thursday establishing the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO), an intergovernmental body headquartered...