Tag Archives: Tibet

  • Tibetans gather with picture of Dalai Lama in Serthar

    Dozens of Tibetans in south-eastern Tibet held up a portrait of the Dalai Lama in an act of defiance, days after other Tibetans set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule. ...

  • The Tibetans who fought the 1971 war

    Now 84, Ratuk Ngawang tells Claude Arpi about the role the secret Tibetan regiment, known as the Special Frontier Forces, played in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. ...

  • What’s your take on the policies of the new Kalon Tripa?

    What is your view on the policies of the new Kalon Tripa, and what other pressing issues or projects should be considered? ...

  • Nepal-Tibet border security meeting concludes

    The Nepal-Tibet border security meeting held in Khasa concluded on Sunday. During the meeting, officials of the two nations agreed to coordinate with each other on security affairs. ...

  • China Gold International announces 2011 exploration plan in Tibet

    China Gold International Resources announces the 2011 exploration plan for its Jiama Copper-Gold poly-metallic project in Tibet. ...

  • Great changes taken place in Tibet

    Monday marks the 52nd anniversary of "serfs' emancipation" in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Two years ago, the day became a "public holiday" in Tibet. ...

  • Lhasa: The land of Shangri-la

    Jaideep Mukerji embarks on a journey to Lhasa, a place steeped in history, that has withstood the ravages of time and cultural vandalism ...

  • Lalit Mansingh India rises on global stage in 2010

    Today, India as a nation with political stability, military strength and a growing economy, why should we be so hesitant to act as a world power? ...

  • Moderate quake jolts Tibet; no injuries reported

    A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on Richter scale jolted the eastern part of Tibet on Tuesday, though no casualties were reported. ...

  • Tibetans protest propaganda exhibition in Taiwan

    Dozens of Tibetans and their supporters mounted a protest in Taipei, accusing Beijing of using an exhibition of Tibetan artefacts as propaganda. More than 130 Tibetan cultural relics from monasteries and museums, on loan from the mainland, have been on display at Taipei's National Palace Museum. ...