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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

By Khedroob Thondup The recent self‑immolation of a Tibetan activist in front of the United Nations headquarters was not just a tragic act of desperation; it was a searing reminder of a struggle the world had allowed to fade into...