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• Secretary Blinken gives a boost to Free Tibet movement 29 July 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Blinken's meeting with Dongchung is a highly significant move, because it indicates that Tibet matters in US politics, and that the US is concerned about the plight of the Tibetan people. ...

• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Dalai Lama’s representative in Delhi 28 July 2021 This post has one comment

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a meeting with a senior representative of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, in a clear signal to China about the Biden administration's continued support to the Tibetan cause. ...

• Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet is a threat to India: US Congressman 27 July 2021 This post has one comment

  Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Tibet last week is a threat to India, an influential US lawmaker has said, accusing the Joe Biden-led administration of not doing enough to stop the Chinese "march". ...

• Rockslide kills nine tourists, injures three in Kinnaur 25 July 2021 | Tribune News Service This post has no comments yet

  At least nine tourists were crushed under massive boulders that slid down a hill following a landslide near Batsari in the tribal district of Kinnaur on Sunday. They were part of a group of 11 tourists who were on their way from Sangla. ...

• Blinken to discuss ways to ‘deepen’ ties with India during visit, says US 24 July 2021 | Yashwant Raj This post has no comments yet

  The United States said Friday it expects to discuss ways to “further deepen” bilateral ties, the Quad, Afghanistan and the Covid-19 pandemic during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s upcoming visit to India starting 27 July. ...

• Landslides, monsoon flooding kill over 100 in western India 23 July 2021 | Ashok Sharma This post has no comments yet

  Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy monsoon rain hit parts of western India, killing more than 100 people, officials and news reports said Friday. More than 1,000 people trapped by floodwaters were rescued. ...

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was to recognise ‘Tibetan Government-in-Exile’ 18 July 2021 | Vijay Kranti This post has one comment

  There are many theories about the mysterious death of former Prime Minister of India, Lal Bhadur Shastri. The recent biography of HH the Dalai Lama indicates that there may be a Chinese angle to the Shastri Ji's death. ...

• Border row must not be allowed to affect India ties, says China 16 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Following the meeting between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Dushanbe, China on Thursday said it’s ready to seek a “mutually acceptable solution” to the issues that required “urgent treatment”. ...

• Dalai Lama wants to meet PM Modi soon, says Penpa Tsering 14 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  President of Tibetan government-in-exile Penpa Tsering on Wednesday said that religious leader Dalai Lama wants to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi if the COVID-19 situation becomes better. ...

• Coronavirus: Crowds without masks in hill stations, markets cause for concern, says PM Modi 13 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said it is a matter of concern that big crowds are thronging hill stations and market areas without masks and social distancing. ...