Tag Archives: Politics

• China lashes out at Blinken’s meeting with Dalai Lama aide 29 July 2021 | Sutirtho Patranobis This post has no comments yet

  Beijing on Thursday lashed out at the US secretary of state Antony Blinken for meeting Tibetan leader Dalai Lama’s representative in New Delhi, saying it violated Washington’s commitment to recognise Tibet as part of China. ...

• China-Taliban ties warming ahead of US withdrawal 28 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  China’s foreign minister met Wednesday with a delegation of high-level Taliban officials as ties between them warm ahead of the US pullout from Afghanistan. ...

• 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". ...

• Nepal’s new PM gets confidence vote in parliament 18 July 2021 This post has no comments yet

  Nepal’s new prime minister got the support of more than half the members of the House of Representatives, which would allow him to continue in power until general elections scheduled for next year. ...

• Lal Bahadur Shastri was to recognise ‘Tibetan Government-in-Exile’ | 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. ...

• Chinese Army recruiting Tibetan youth for operations along LAC 10 July 2021 | Manjeet Negi This post has 3 comments

  The Chinese army is recruiting Tibetan youth in its territory and training them for operations along the Line of Actual Control with India. The Tibetan youth are being inducted into the Chinese forces after going through a number of tests. ...

• Taliban say they now control 85% of Afghanistan’s territory 9 July 2021 | Daria Litvinova This post has no comments yet

  The Taliban claimed on Friday that they now control 85% of Afghanistan's territory amid a surge in wins on the ground and as American troops complete their pullout from the war-battered country. ...

• Birthday greetings to Dalai Lama a futile attempt to show attitude to China 8 July 2021 | Hu Xijin This post has no comments yet

  Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday conveyed their greetings to the Dalai Lama on his birthday. ...

• Xi Jinping’s continuation in power could be ‘very destabilising’ for party: Experts 27 June 2021 This post has 3 comments

  While the 90 million-strong member CPC has gone back to one leader party, especially after the removal of the two-term limit on the presidency, experts warn that continuation of Xi after two terms could potentially be “very destabilising". ...

• Tibetan Parliament members to take oath in violation of Charter 7 June 2021 | Lobsang Wangyal This post has 19 comments

  The newly-elected members of the 17th Tibetan Parliament-in-exile will take oath as planned on the morning of 8 June, but some will be taking oath in violation of the Tibetan Charter. ...