Category Archives: Opinions

  • Brahma Chellaney Saving Tibet’s unique heritage

    New Delhi must not remain a mere spectator to China’s actions in Tibet. India, home to Tibetan exiles, has a legitimate stake in Tibet’s future. ...

  • Vijay Kranti Dalai Lama at 80: Praying for the cause

    The Dalai Lama has publicly expressed his desire to close the institution of Dalai Lama, and leave the Tibetan issue to be settled by elected leaders and future generations of Tibet. ...

  • Jamyang Dorjee Tribute to Kundun

    The Dalai Lama's influence transcends all geographical borders, and he is today the true messenger of Buddha, a living Buddha, a Yug Purush of this millennium. ...

  • Claude Arpi Is the Tibet issue dead?

    Beijing believes that only 'development' can bring 'stability' in the TAR and Tibetan-inhabited areas of Yunnan, Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai; in such a scenario, Beijing solves the Tibetan issue and the Dalai Lama becomes irrelevant. ...

  • Tashi Wangchuk A man under the bed

    How the money flows among the filmmaker, distributors, and exhibitors: Where does it come from and where does it go? ...

  • Vijay Kranti Seven reasons why Dalai Lama should not visit China

    Knowing Tibet’s place in China’s geo-political aspirations and the significance of the present Dalai Lama in its future game, this probable event holds the potential of changing the geo-political discourse of Asia. ...

  • Tenzin Namdak What is your identity?

    "The Tibetan people will remain alive as distinct from other nationals as long as the Tibetan language exists." ...

  • Eeha J Singh PS Never give up

    Don't let your exile experience get the best of you by tying weights to your ankles. You are a strong people. I am with you, the world is with you. ...

  • Pam Tenzin Phuntsok Tibet, The Road Ahead

    It isn’t Tibetans alone who are fighting for freedom. There are Uyghurs, Manchurians, Mongolians, and even Han Chinese are constantly involved in the freedom struggle. ...

  • Lobsang Yeshi Sizing up Xi’s “Friendly Overture” – Part I

    Xi’s lofty rhetoric about friendship, assuring India of the need to "work together to carry forward the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" has failed to match genuine actions, as always. ...