Tag Archives: Politics

• Time to review role of monks and nuns in politics says Samdhong Rinpoche 13 April 2018 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 20 comments

  The time has come to review if monks and nuns involving themselves in politics is right or not, said Samdhong Rinpoche during a public talk on Democracy and Unity in McLeod Ganj. ...

• Time for civic engagement on our political science 26 January 2018 | Ugyen Gyalpo This post has 8 comments

  When knowledge and exuberant ignorance collide, when maturity and immature impulsive minds meet, it’s time that we look into the sapling minds of our younger generation. ...

• Sikyong Sangay, the ball is in your court now! 20 January 2018 | Mila Rangzen This post has 38 comments

  The 10-point grenade of accusations from Lobsang Sangay did not burst on Penpa Tsering. It just refused to do so. It backfired. ...

• PM Narendra Modi likely to visit Arunachal Pradesh to give a strong message to China 3 January 2018 | Dipanjan Roy Chaudhury, ET Bureau This post has 5 comments

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to visit Arunachal Pradesh in the early part of this year, continuing with the policy of sending out a strong signal to China. ...

• Where are China-India ties headed in 2018? 26 December 2017 | Long Xingchun This post has no comments yet

  If India would like to meet China halfway and make concerted effort, 2018 will probably become the best year for their bilateral ties. ...

• How China got a US senator to do its political bidding | Josh Rogin This post has no comments yet

  In its effort to cultivate foreign influence, the Chinese Communist Party boldly mixes economic incentives with requests for political favours. Its dealings with Sen Steve Daines, R-Mont, th ...

• Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abuses 23 December 2017 This post has no comments yet

  China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration's decision to sanction a former Beijing police official for his role in the death of a human rights campaigner. ...

• Defying Trump threat, UN rejects US decision on Jerusalem | Carole Landry This post has no comments yet

  Defying President Donald Trump's threat to cut off funding, the United Nations approved by a resounding vote a motion rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. ...

• India, China hold talks on long-running border dispute 22 December 2017 | Ashok Sharma This post has 2 comments

  India and China on Friday discussed ways to prevent a repeat of a recent face-off between their armed forces at a Himalayan plateau where their borders meet. ...

• Following Trump’s report, China urges US to accept its rise 20 December 2017 | Joe McDonald This post has one comment

  The Chinese government criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to label Beijing a strategic rival and called on Washington to "abandon a Cold War mentality" and accept China's rise. ...