Category Archives: Opinions

  • Lobsang Wangyal Protests making Dalai Lama more popular 10 November 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal 37 comments

    The protesters may think that they bring bad press for the Dalai Lama, but they only focus more attention on him, and end up making him more popular. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal Hong Kong: China missing an opportunity 10 October 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal 4 comments

    Here is an opportunity for China to open up and bring itself into the 21st century. But the bosses in Beijing are still keeping themselves (and their over one billion people) in the darkness. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal The Scottish referendum: A cause of worry for China? 26 September 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal no comments

    Scotland's historic referendum which resulted in a vote for "no independence" from Britain has been watched with interest around the world. Tibetans had mixed feelings, while Beijing followed it with concern. ...

  • Denzi Yishey Scots NO for Independence: What it Means for China and Tibet? 25 September 2014 | Denzi Yishey no comments

    When people cherish the freedom and see the benefit of staying in One Big Union, its proven now that they do not see the benefits of separation. ...

  • Vijay Kranti Modi’s India: From idealism to pragmatism 22 September 2014 | Vijay Kranti no comments

    Mr Modi's style has made a drastic shift of Indian polity from a six-decade-old Nehruvian suicidal idealism to a pragmatic and self-respecting style for which Sardar Patel has been always remembered and respected. ...

  • Vijay Kranti Xi visit brings new opportunities amid old challenges 16 September 2014 | Vijay Kranti no comments

    Irrespective of the final outcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to India, it surely marks a unique and qualitative change in India-China relations. ...

  • Claude Arpi China, Tibet, and Marxist Propaganda 23 August 2014 | Claude Arpi one comment

    Beijing does not realise that the development of infrastructure cannot replace freedom of expression. If Beijing is serious about solving the Tibetan issue, it is on the wrong track. ...

  • Tsewang Rigzin Legality the major impediment to growth of Tibetan entrepreneurs in India 29 July 2014 | Tsewang Rigzin no comments

    If Tibetan entrepreneurship improves, this can solve the major problems of unemployment and migration from settlements. And in the long run, we will be in a better position to safeguard our cultural heritage. ...

  • Lobsang Wangyal The other way I will remember 33rd Kalchakra in Ladakh 18 July 2014 | Lobsang Wangyal 6 comments

    "Thank you Ladakh" -- a genuine expression of my gratitude despite all the hardships and challenges faced by the HITA concert. ...

  • Thierry Dodin On Shamar Rinpoche’s death and the future of Karmapa 23 June 2014 | Thierry Dodin 11 comments

    More important than the coincidence of the death of Shamar Rinpoche in the country when Karmapa was visiting, is what implications his death has on Tibetan politics. ...