Tag Archives: Democracy

• Dalai Lama welcomed in Auckland 12 June 2013 | Nicola Brennan-Tupara This post has no comments yet

  A small, but dedicated crowd welcomed the Dalai Lama to Auckland this morning ahead of his public address this afternoon. The Dalai Lama spoke about the path to obtaining a lasting peace. ...

• Nawaz Sharif set for third term as Pakistan PM 12 May 2013 | Mehreen Zahra-Malik and Katharine Houreld This post has no comments yet

  Toppled in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled, Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif has made a triumphant election comeback. ...

• China hits back at US in annual human rights survey 21 April 2013 | Megha Rajagopalan This post has no comments yet

  China accused the United States on Sunday of spying on its own citizens, discriminating against women and ethnic minorities and allowing gun crime to run out of control. ...

• Tibetan PM-in-exile allowed red beacon on vehicle 4 March 2013 This post has one comment

  The Himachal Pradesh government has allowed Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay to use a red beacon atop his official car, an official said here on Monday. ...

• Chinese daily blasts Indian system over rapes 31 December 2012 This post has one comment

  India's "inefficient and unequal democracy" cannot provide answers to social evils and that is why angry citizens are taking to the streets, an influential Chinese newspaper has said. ...

• Third Tibetan women’s leadership training held in Delhi 29 December 2012 | Tibet Sun Newsroom This post has no comments yet

  A ten-day Tibetan women's leadership training concluded in Delhi on 27 December with a total of 25 young Tibetan women from Sikkim, Chennai, Gujurat, Dharamshala, and Delhi participating. ...

• Chinese scholars push for mild political reform 26 December 2012 | Didi Tang and Gillian Wong This post has no comments yet

  More than 70 prominent Chinese scholars and lawyers have urged the country's new Communist Party leaders to undertake moderate political reforms including separating the party from government. ...

• Congress wins Himachal Pradesh elections 20 December 2012 This post has no comments yet

  The Congress returned to power in Himachal Pradesh after five years, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party by a handsome margin on Thursday. ...

• China criticises SCA judgment on Dalai Lama South Africa visa 3 December 2012 | Mario GR Oriani-Ambrosini This post has no comments yet

  Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei criticized South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeals' ruling declaring S.A.'s government acted unlawfully in failing to give the Dalai Lama an entry visa last year. ...

• A middle way by applying the Middle Way? 29 November 2012 | Gyaltsen Wangchuk This post has no comments yet

  Why don't we try to apply our much-talked-about Middle Way in uncomfortable areas in our own community — where this method actually has a fair chance to succeed? ...