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The Roadmap of Faith: Why Six Million Tibetans Stand With His Holiness
By Khedroob Thondup I am one of six million Tibetans who wholeheartedly support His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s roadmap for his next reincarnation. This is not merely a matter of faith, nor simply a question of tradition. It is...
Empires Wax and Wane: Tibet and the Limits of Beijing’s Assimilation
By Khedroob Thondup The sweep of history reminds us of a simple truth: no empire, however mighty, is permanent. Rome, the Ottomans, the British Raj—all believed their dominion eternal, only to discover that power is cyclical, not absolute. Today,...
China is using AI facial ID to track migrating fish in Tibet’s largest river
China is using an artificial intelligence-driven fish identification system to conduct round-the-clock tracking of species passing along a fishway on a dam on Tibet’s largest river. Monitoring the route once relied on labour-intensive manual counts, but it now uses...
Nepal puts Tibetan refugee population at over 3,500
(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – The police in Nepal have put the number of Tibetan refugees living in the country at over 3,500, the second largest group after Bhutanese refugees, with the total being over 10,000, reported myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com Aug 7. The...
China-aborted int’l Tibetan studies conference in Kathmandu to be held online
(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – Cancelled by the government of Nepal under sustained backdoor pressure from China, organizers of the 17th International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) seminar have decided to go ahead with the event by holding it online. ”We...
Tibet conference in Nepal pushed online
An international academic conference on Tibet due to take place in Nepal this month has been pushed online, organisers said Saturday, calling it a “worrying development”. Nepal’s government denied that it had ordered the change, though the country is...
Nepal Cancels Tibetan Seminar Amid Chinese Pressure | Beijing's Influence Under Scrutiny | News18
Nepal has cancelled the 17th International Tibetan Seminar in Kathmandu, reportedly following pressure from Chinese diplomatic channels, raising fresh questions about Beijing's influence over Nepal's political and diplomatic decisions.The seminar was expected to provide a platform for discussions involving...
Xi’s bargain in Delhi: Borders for reincarnation
The price Xi may demand is not territorial but spiritual. Beijing insists that the succession of the Dalai Lama is a matter of Chinese sovereignty, not Tibetan tradition. When… The post Xi’s bargain in Delhi: Borders for reincarnation appeared first...
Anguish and hope: why Tibetan activist Lobga Rangzen set himself on fire in New York
No one knew what Lobga Rangzen was planning. Not the monk who was his friend of 30 years, not his niece in New York. The niece was watching the World Cup on TV in Queens when she heard from...
























