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Variously described as the land of mythological Srinmo earth goddess, the last bastion of Buddhism, the 'land of snow dragon',…
Every culture, to survive, must find its footing in the technologies of its time. For Tibetan language—a language with a…
The question surrounding the reincarnation of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is drawing increasingly renewed international interest in and…
On 11th March 2026, Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) from across India gathered in Dharamshala to offer a Tenshug to His…
One winter we went to Pong Dam, an earth-fill dam in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its wildlife—especially birds that…
Surveillance in Tibet is often described as 'Orwellian', reflecting the alarming reality of China's extensive digital population control system.
A favourite topic among Chinese economists is comparing provinces. Since all 31 provinces and 'autonomous regions' annually publish a statistical…
The 'Roof of the World' or Tibet, presents one of the most formidable challenges to modern governance and statecraft.
The Tibet question today is often framed in terms of human rights, geopolitics, history, sovereignty, and assimilation. Yet such a…
Since its establishment in April 1959, the Tibetan Government-in-Exile (TGIE), formally known as the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), has evolved…
China is a signatory to the 1918 League of Nations Covenant and the 1945 United Nations Charter; both documents prohibit…
Chinese Warlord Zhao Erhfeng's campaigns in Kham (particularly in the Pome and Zayul areas) between 1905 and 1911 brought the…
The Tibetan Plateau served as a natural defensive wall for the National Security of Asian countries that did not share…
Camera crews and journalists from across the world, from local Himalayan TV to French radio and the BBC, arrived early…
The expansion of China's colonial boarding school system in Tibet represents one of the most far-reaching sociocultural transformations in the…
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