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China claims its ‘Zangnan’, not ‘Arunachal Pradesh’, slams India’s release of standard names for 27 locations

(TibetanReview.net, Aug11’26) – China has on Aug 10 reacted to India’s issuance on Aug 7 of standardized names of 27 locations in its state of Arunachal Pradesh in a move to counter similar exercises undertaken by itself since 2017,...

“Arunachal is inalienable and integral part of India”: India rejects China’s fresh objections

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: India on Tuesday rejected China’s latest objections over Arunachal Pradesh, reiterating that the north-eastern state is an “inalienable and integral part of India” and that attempts by Beijing to challenge its status cannot alter...

India seeks river data from China as mega-dam construction advances on Tibet’s Yarlung river

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 11: India has renewed its demand for China to resume sharing hydrological data on the Brahmaputra and provide information on upstream river projects, as Beijing moves ahead with the construction of what is expected to...

No slow encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh by China, Army and ITBP geared up to dominate the border: Sources

There is no slow encroachment in Arunachal Pradesh by China as alleged in some social media posts, sources said on Tuesday, noting that the Army and ITBP are geared up to dominate the border, monitor and check Chinese activities.

ICT welcomes Senate introduction of Assuring the Future of Tibet Act

August 11, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet welcomes the introduction of the Assuring the Future of Tibet Act (AFTA) in the US Senate, bringing important bipartisan legislation to both chambers of Congress and building momentum to secure enduring...

China’s pressure forces Nepal to shift Tibetan studies seminar online

The decision, which effectively ended plans for an in-person conference in Kathmandu, was communicated verbally to senior officials of Kathmandu University on August 3, according to a statement issued by the IATS Board.

The Dilemma of Return — Tibetan Lamas and the Politics of Pilgrimage

By Khedroob Thondup The question of whether Tibetan lamas in exile should visit Tibet if permitted by Beijing is not simply a matter of travel. It is a profound test of spiritual fidelity, political calculation, and communal unity. On...

Dear Beijing, if Arunachal is ‘South Tibet’, let’s talk about Tibet

By Utpal Kumar | Firstpost | 10 August 2026 Former Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran, in his book How China Sees India, recounts an extraordinary conversation between Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai and US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1972.

China’s state media attacks India’s standardizing of Arunachal placenames, calls the territory its ‘Zangnan’

(TibetanReview.net, Aug10’26) – China’s state-employed experts have criticized India’s counter-move to standardize on its map the names of 27 locations in its strategic border state of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to the Party-mouthpiece globaltimes.cn Aug 9, they have called the...

As China begins building world’s largest dam across its Tibet-border, India seeks hydrological data transparency

(TibetanReview.net, Aug10’26) – China has already been wielding the hydrological data it controls in occupied Tibet as a weapon against India, refusing to share it despite an agreement after bilateral relations turned sour in the aftermath of the 2020...

International Tibetan studies conference pushed online after pressure from China 

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug.10: The 17th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (IATS), scheduled to bring more than 700 scholars and researchers to Kathmandu from August 23 to 29, has been moved online after the Government of...

Opinion: The Cost of Being Tibetan

By Kaydor Aukatsang The struggle for our homeland must be financed by us. If we don’t, no one will. In 1921, Mahatma Gandhi launched the Tilak Swaraj Fund, which raised around one crore rupees in six months through mass...

Belgian Parliament Raises Alarm Over China’s Ethnic Unity Law and Risks to Tibetans Abroad

Belgian lawmakers have raised concerns that China’s new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress could intensify the erosion of Tibetan identity inside Tibet while also exposing Tibetans and other diaspora communities abroad to new forms of pressure and...

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,...

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...

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...

China’s replacement-Panchen gets an earful on his Party-State duty during ongoing Tibet tour

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – The Chinese government-installed “11th Panchen Lama”  Gyaltsen Norbu has on Aug 3 met with the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Party Secretary Mr Wang Junzheng to receive an earful about his duties to work for the assimilation...

CTA to hold peace march and prayer service for martyr Lobga Rangzen

Tenzin Nyidon  DHARAMSHALA, Aug. 8: The Cabinet of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) and the Tibetan Parliament in Exile (TPiE) will jointly hold a prayer service and peace march in Dharamsala on August 20 to commemorate the 49th day since...

India counters China by mapping 27 standardized place names in Arunachal Pradesh

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – In a move to counter China’s cartographic aggression on its strategic northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has on Aug 7 formally assigned and mapped standard names to 27 places and geographical...

World Uyghur Congress slams China’s ethnic unity law, welcomes US crackdown on firms linked to forced labour

The World Uyghur Congress highlighted global demonstrations against China's Ethnic Unity Law and welcomed the US expanding its forced labour sanction list to 187 Chinese entities. The group also backed proposed US legislation targeting transnational repression following convictions linked...

Nepal pushes Tibet conference online amid reports of Chinese pressure

An international conference on Tibet scheduled to be held in Nepal has been moved online after Kathmandu University withdrew as its host, triggering questions over whether pressure from China influenced the decision

Nepal University Cancels Tibet Event Citing Official Order, Government Denies

Nepal's government denied that it had ordered the change, though the country is acutely aware of how sensitive the issue of Tibet is to its giant northern neighbour China.