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China Appoints New Commander Western Theatre Command – What India Should Read Into the Move

From the days of Arjuna or Alexander, every side has spent time and effort to know about opposing commander/s and understanding the whys and wherefores of what drives them, what…

By Brigadier Sanal Kumar (Retd)

The Importance of Tibet – ‘Ethnic Work’ in Progress

Why are Members of the politburo of the Communist Party of China’s (CPC) Central Committee so attracted by Tibet these days? During the last two months, ten out of the…

By Claude Arpi

Chinese authorities arrest 60 Tibetans for keeping pictures of Dalai Lama

Beijing [China] August 29 (ANI): Chinese authorities arrested about 60 Tibetans from Kardze's Dza Wonpo township, for possessing the pictures of spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. Police arrested 19 monks…

Beijing forces Tibetan school to provide classroom instruction exclusively in Chinese

Beijing [China] August 27 (ANI): Chinese authorities have threatened to shut down a local school if they fail to provide classroom instruction exclusively in Chinese. The developments came from the…

Chinese authorities detain over 100 Tibetans in Nagchu for sharing ‘sensitive content’

Lhasa [Tibet], August 15 (ANI): At least 110 Tibetans in Janglam village Nyanrong County in Nagchu Prefecture were detained on suspicion of sharing videos of preparations for a local horse…

US supports religious freedom, preservation of Tibetan culture, says envoy Atul Keshap after meeting Dalai Lama’s representative

New Delhi [India], August 10 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions with China, US ambassador to India, Atul Keshap on Tuesday met a representative of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and said…

School-going Tibetans made to attend military-style education camps in Nyingtri

Dharmashala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], August 8 (ANI): In Tibet, children between 8 and 16 years of age are reportedly sent to new military education camps set up this year in…

Jinping’s Tibet visit awakes curiosity among foreign diplomats, experts

Lhasa [Tibet] August 8 (ANI): Xi Jinping's recent visit to Tibet has awakened curiosity among foreign diplomats and experts about what could be the possible agenda behind President's visit to…

Beijing forcing Tibetan students to undergo military training

Lahasa [Tibet] August 7 (ANI): Chinese authorities in the autonomous body of Tibet are forcing the school-going students to undertake military training during their vacations to indoctrinate them in the…

China miffed over Blinken’s Tibetan monk affair during India visit

Beijing [China], July 30 (ANI): China on Thursday opposed contact between foreign officials and the Dalai Lama after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with a Tibetan Buddhist monk…

Tibetan exiled leader accuses China of destroying Tibet’s identity, calls it ‘cultural genocide’

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India] July 23 (ANI): Penpa Tsering, the new leader of the Tibetan government-in-exile, has slammed Beijing for destroying Tibet's identity. He also called on the US and…

China’s President Xi Jinping makes surprise visit to Tibet

Washington DC [US], July 23 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping has made an unannounced visit to Tibet, according to International Campaign for Tibet (ICT). Video clips shared on Chinese social…