The impostor traveled to Tibet in an attempt to divert attention from His Holiness’ 90th birthday in Dharamsala. He failed. The post Against the Dalai Lama, the CCP Deploys the False Panchen Lama first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A photograph of the Dalai Lama wearing a baseball cap with the words “Team Taiwan” during his 90th birthday celebration in Dharamsala, India, on Sunday is at once amusing and endearing. The message be...

Bilateral relations between India and China have improved since the 2020 clash - but larger challenges remain.

Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.

Danas continues to carry substantial moisture that could cause more rainfall

Indian ministers' presence at Dharamshala celebrations also draws Beijing's ire

Since Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, the city has seen the closure of independent media outlets, journalists jailed, newsrooms raided and government tax audits that appear to disproportionately target the media sector.

A conference in Beijing insisted that the regulations that came into force on May 1 should be strictly adhered to. The post China, Religions Told to Strictly Enforce New Rules on Dealing with Foreigners first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The Dalai Lama on Sunday was seen wearing a cap embroidered with the word, “Team Taiwan” while watching a modern neo-techno performance of the traditional San Taizi (三太子) dance, as he celebrated his 9...

More than two dozen people were missing after torrential rain in China’s Tibet region triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, offi...

On May 14, 2025, China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs unveiled its fifth batch of “standardized” names for 27 places located in Arunachal Pradesh province of India, which it refers to as “Zangnan” in Mandarin and Tibetan languages.

Mountain river swollen by monsoon rains destroys main bridge linking Nepal to neighbouring country

The Dalai Lama is the Tibetan spiritual leader.

The World’s Largest Flaming Gas Crater Is Showing Signs of Dying Out Nearly 55 years after first being unintentionally set on fire, the Darvaza gas crater is finally showing signs of dying down. Located in the heart of the...

Approval by the Chinese government was never the “most central step.” The “Golden Urn” Beijing mentions was used in a minority of cases and never replaced the traditional methods. The post Dalai Lama’s Succession: Unmasking the Chinese Communist Party’s...

The Dalai Lama saying that neither Beijing nor any other outsider has the authority to identify his successor was a powerful statement against Chinese Communist Par...

The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of major interest not only for millions of followers of his religion, but also for China, India and th...

On Wednesday last week, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, currently living in exile in India, issued a statement affirming the continuation of the institution of the Da...

China has lodged a protest with India over birthday greetings sent to the Dalai Lama by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “India should fully appreciate the great sensitivity of Tibet-related issues, recognise the separatist nature, honour the commitments it has...

One by one, 13 Buddhist monks wearing brightly colored silk costumes and wide-brimmed black hats, stepped onto the rectangular courtyard of the Hemis monastery. They began a ritual dance to a slow rhythm set by drums, cymbals and horns.

Amid the sound of drums, music, and applause, the Dalai Lama stepped into Dharamsala’s main temple courtyard on Sunday, his 90th birthday. Welcomed by Tibetan cultural performers, the Tibetan spiritual leader was greeted by schoolchildren dressed in uniforms, monks,...

The Chinese government is persecuting and silencing lawyers who challenge official abuses a decade after a major crackdown on lawyers defending people’s rights.

Catastrophic flooding struck central Texas on Friday, causing a surge of 20 to 26 feet on the Guadalupe River near Kerrville, leading to widespread damage and washing out roads

Succession will be determined by Tibetan nonprofit and not China; India & U.S. support Tibetan tradition.