Category Archives: Opinions

  • Lobsang Wangyal India’s Karmapa conundrum 30 August 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal 44 comments

    India should have been relieved to see a spy leave the country -- but no, India wants its "Chinese spy" back. ...

  • Dhundup Tsering Time for CTA to distribute vacant houses to new-arrival refugees 20 August 2018 | Dhundup Tsering 26 comments

    I am writing about the relationship of Tibetans taking Indian citizenship and the shortage of housing for Tibetans who have recently arrived from Tibet. ...

  • Ugyen Gyalpo Fear they thought they left behind 25 July 2018 | Ugyen Gyalpo one comment

    Fear, that our people thought they had left behind, knocks ever closer in our home away from home. ...

  • Nava Thakuria Threats to scribes now omnipresent 8 July 2018 | Nava Thakuria no comments

    If nations want journalists to continue to do their risky jobs for the greater public interest, their security along with justice must be ensured. ...

  • NS Venkataraman Need for global migrant policy 28 June 2018 | NS Venkataraman no comments

    Whether initiated by a government or due to ethnic conflicts, political unrest, or civil wars, people have been forced to flee their country and enter another region as illegal migrants. ...

  • Mila Rangzen Separating Tibetan families: Protected Area Permit for settlements 24 June 2018 | Mila Rangzen 16 comments

    If Tibetans with foreign passports do not pose a threat to Indian security nor to Tibetan culture in the settlements, why didn't CTA review the PAP requirement with the Govt of India? ...

  • Paul Grogan Buddhism and ecologically-sustainable living 22 June 2018 | Paul Grogan no comments

    Tibetan Buddhism provides a very powerful over-arching framework for us to address the ecological crisis and achieve more sustainable living for our society. ...

  • Nava Thakuria Will Modi succeed in making India a Hindu Nation? 20 June 2018 | Nava Thakuria no comments

    The debate relating to Bill 2016 asks if it is only a ploy to safeguard Hindu refugees from neighbouring countries, or a plan by Hindu-centric forces to make India a Hindu Nation. ...

  • Ugyen Gyalpo Dreaming World Cup for Tibet 19 May 2018 | Ugyen Gyalpo no comments

    Every time during the World Cup, when the players come out of the dugout and their national anthems are played, I am sore at heart and left imagining how it would be if Tibet were there ...

  • Sharchok Khukta The title “President” for Sikyong is not legal 14 May 2018 | Sharchok Khukta 8 comments

    Since there have been many who have put forth questions regarding the usage of the title "President" in English for "Sikyong", I will answer in one presentation for all. ...