Tibet’s Pure Land Vineyard Breaks Records as the World’s Highest

09 Nov 2024

Tibet's Pure Land & Super-High Altitude Vineyard, located at an impressive 3,563.31 meters (11,690 feet) above sea level, has officially earned the Guinness World Records title for the highest vineyard in the world. Situated near the Lhasa River in Caina Town, Qushui County, Lhasa, China, the vineyard thrives in a...

Ex-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi And Congressional Delegation Visit Dalai Lama, Highlights US Support For Tibet

19 Jun 2024

On Wednesday, former US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of a Congressional delegation arrived at the Dalai Lama Temple to meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader. Disciples of the Dalai Lama were also seen at the temple complex this morning. The bipartisan US delegation, led by Republican Chair...

India To Rename 30 Tibetan Locations In Response To China’s Actions In Arunachal

12 Jun 2024

The newly elected NDA government, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, has given the green light for the renaming of 30 locations in Tibet, in response to China's recent renaming activities in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The approved names, chosen based on historical research and their connection to...

Tibetan Leader Dalai Lama to take part in Global Buddhism Summit

21 Apr 2023

Hundreds of Dalai Lama followers gathered outside Delhi airport on Wednesday to welcome the Tibetan spiritual leader who arrived in the national capital. Dalai Lama reached Delhi today to take part in the Global Buddhism Summit to be held here on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address the...

BJP MP Namgyal condemns “baseless” allegation against the Dalai Lama

16 Apr 2023

BJP MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal condemned the "baseless and malicious" allegations against Tibetan spiritual leader 14th Dalai Lama after a purported video of his went viral and urged his followers to remember the teachings of Buddhism. In a statement, Namgyal said, "It is disheartening to see baseless and malicious allegations...

Freedom House Index: Tibet ranked world’s least free country

10 Apr 2023

According to the Freedom in the World Index for 2023 published by international watchdog Freedom House, Tibet is the least free nation in the world, according to a report by Tibet Press. On 9 March, Freedom House, a global watchdog of human liberties, published its study titled "Freedom in the...

China told to back off from interfering in Dalai Lama’s succession process

21 Jan 2023

In a sharp message, China told to back off from interfering in the succession process of the next Dalai Lama. The Japanese Buddhist Conference for World Federation has placed on record its position that the Tibetan people must decide the successor of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama based on...

Protests against China held in Europe to mark International Human Rights Day

11 Dec 2022

Protests were held in a number of locations throughout Europe to condemn Chinese atrocities. On December 10, in observance of International Human Rights Day, some 100 protesters joined the demonstration to denounce China for abusing human rights in the Dutch city of Amsterdam. Numerous groups participated in the protests,...

OUTLINES OF A TIBET POLICY

07 Jan 2021

When Indian and Tibetan flags were waved at the funeral of Company Leader Nyima Tenzin of Special Frontier Force, there was widespread belief that Tibet would be leveraged. Since then things have moved forward. Tibet is gaining weight in international relations. In the previous articles we had examined the India,...

INDIA, TIBET & CHINA: HELPLESS AND COMPLETELY TANGLED

30 Dec 2020

When Indian and Tibetan flags were waved at the funeral of Company Leader Nyima Tenzin of the Special Frontier Force who died during the Kailash Range operations, there was widespread belief that the ‘Tibet’ issue will be leveraged. It was short-lived due to haziness in Indian thinking, absolute clarity in...