Fresh from a joyful visit to Bhutan, and the memories of time spent with dear friends there, it is dismaying to read the bitter commentary in the press of India’s alleged mistakes and misdeeds against this important friend, ally...

The Dalai Lama’s announcement is both a reaffirmation of Tibetan religious sovereignty and a pre-emptive strike against Chinese political theatre. As the 14th Dalai Lama reaches his 90th birthday, he has made a proclamation that reverberates far beyond the...

India under PM Modi is ready to align with all countries, linking up with which will advance the interests of the 1.4 billion population of the country. NEW DELHI: Firm direction and the setting up of guardrails to prevent...

NEW DELHI: This is a crucial year for Tibetans and is also marked by a couple of anniversaries important for the Communist Chinese regime. Last week the XIVth Dalai Lama set at rest all speculation when he confirmed that...

China’s incursions along LAC are not anomalies. They are calibrated tests of India’s resolve. As the world’s most populous democracy and a rising economic power, India stands at a pivotal crossroads in the Indo-Pacific—one defined not merely by trade...

Bhutan’s bold Gelephu project offers India a strategic opportunity—economic partnership, regional stability, and soft power near the sensitive China border. Most of the northeastern borders of India have been in focus due to the conflicts in Myanmar and the...

Allies must be found. Choices must be made. For dharma to act decisively, it must be an appropriate time too. MANIPAL: The question of why dharma, or righteousness, often seems slow to prevail has echoed through civilizations. For many,...

While Nehru’s vision of peaceful diplomacy was admirable, it failed to account for the ‘realpolitik’ of international relations. When Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, chose to recognize China’s sovereignty over Tibet in the 1950s, he likely believed he...

China’s new mega-embassy plan at Royal Mint Court stirs controversy in the UK over secrecy, security threats, protests, heritage concerns, and influence on government decisions. LONDON: The new Chinese Embassy is causing quite a stir in London. The new...

There must be sustained political and diplomatic efforts to expose the reality of Pakistan Occupied Balochistan. In the long and unfinished history of betrayals in South Asia, few episodes are as deliberately buried and as morally outrageous as the...

Language standardization has long been a focal point in China’s nation-building efforts. In the ever-evolving landscape of China’s governance, language and names play a crucial role in shaping national identity. The Sinicization of Tibetan names—an effort to align naming...

US Congress passes historic bill targeting forced organ harvesting, sanctions Chinese officials, and calls for global action against human rights abuses by Chinese Communist Party. Washington, D.C.: In a significant step forward for human rights, the United States Congress...

By the firm response to the Pahalgam terror attack masterminded by GHQ Rawalpindi, India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown that the errors of the past repeatedly made with Pakistan are being avoided. The litany of errors began...

From ‘Government in Exile’ to ‘Central Tibetan Administration’. What’s in a name? In the world of geopolitics, even the names we choose can carry immense weight. The terms “Tibetan Government in Exile” and “Central Tibetan Administration” (CTA) are more...

Reality of CCP nightmare of a close security partnership between US and India would deter rather than incentivise PLA adventurism on the border with India. From its rejuvenation under Prime Minister Modi and President Trump in 2017, ten years...

An environment of mistrust and insecurity has existed from the very inception of the Republic of India and the People’s Republic of China. The interconnected history of India and China and the circulatory movement of ideas, people, technologies and...

Controlling the process of reincarnation enables Beijing to shape the spiritual leadership of Tibetan Buddhism. The reincarnation of the Dalai Lama has become one of the most crucial levers for China’s control over Tibet. To understand why, it’s essential...

‘Eminent Distorians’ rebels against the trick mirror view of history where the colonial agenda sets its course. NEW DELHI: The novelist Robert Louis Stevenson said, “I kept always two books in my pocket, one to read, one to write...

By declaring that his reincarnation will take place outside of China and Tibet, the Dalai Lama is pre-emptively countering Beijing’s attempts to politicize his succession.   The Dalai Lama’s recently released book, “Voice for the Voiceless”, has sent ripples...

Chinese scholars generally agree that under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership, India has gradually shifted away from the “scorched earth” defensive strategy to adopt a deterrence-oriented approach, prioritizing the vigorous development of border infrastructure. Since Narendra Modi assumed office as...