Category Archives: Opinions

  • Johannes Nugroho After Crimea, China’s trip down memory lane worries its neighbours 6 May 2014 | Johannes Nugroho no comments

    The recent annexation of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula by Russia will affect the way territorial disputes are handled throughout the globe. ...

  • Claude Arpi Nothing to celebrate about 60 years of Nehruvian folly 30 April 2014 | Claude Arpi no comments

    The time has come to look into the history of the troubled years that led to the Panchsheel Agreement, and see what went wrong. ...

  • Shyam Saran 1962 – The view from Beijing 8 April 2014 | Shyam Saran no comments

    The debate has been reignited over why India suffered a humiliating defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War, and whether lessons have been learnt even now. ...

  • Vijay Kranti A slave mindset 2 April 2014 | Vijay Kranti 2 comments

    Finding virtues in a dead enemy may be a great virtue in Buddhism, but is national hari-kiri in the struggle of nation striving for freedom and justice. ...

  • Londen Phuntsok The debacle of Tibet’s salvation 30 March 2014 | Londen Phuntsok 13 comments

    The consciousness of the world must be re-instilled, and Tibet must be free from this debacle of salvation. ...

  • Joe Thomas Karackattu How Britain, Tibet and China actually chalked out claim lines at the 1914 Simla conference 28 March 2014 | Joe Thomas Karackattu no comments

    This week marks the centenary of a key attempt at defining and delimiting the India-China boundary in the eastern sector. The "McMahon Line" was born on 24 March 1914. ...

  • Jayadeva Ranade Chinese grip on Tibet and Buddhists 22 March 2014 | Jayadeva Ranade no comments

    The CCP leadership under Xi Jinping continues to accord priority to the "Tibet issue" and exercise authority in Tibetan Buddhist affairs. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Why Sikyong Sangay matters 8 March 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal 20 comments

    Why Sangay will have my vote in the next Tibetan election in 2016. And all Tibetans should be alert so that Tibetan unity is not disturbed by outsiders. ...

  • Tsewang Rigzin Creating a cohesive and self-reliant exile Tibetan community 25 February 2014 | Tsewang Rigzin no comments

    Possibilities for application of SHG-based micro-credit for generating micro and small enterprises in Tibetan refugee settlements ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal One of the things Obama did right 22 February 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal 4 comments

    By meeting with the Dalai Lama, Obama has thrown the ball into the Chinese court. We now need the other world leaders to stand behind Obama. ...