No point in returning to China, I prefer India, says Dalai Lama after Tawang border face-off
2 years ago

No point in returning to China, I prefer India, says Dalai Lama after Tawang border face-off

India TV News  

Dalai Lama statement: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday said that he has no intentions of returning to China and would prefer to live in India for the rest of his life. The Dalai Lama's statement has come in the backdrop of heightened tension following clashes between Indian Army jawans and Chinese PLA troops on December 9. In July this year, Beijing criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for greeting the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday, saying India should stop using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs. However, India rejected China's criticism and asserted that it is a consistent policy to treat the Dalai Lama as an honoured guest of the country.

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Dalai Lama update as he returns to India after knee replacement surgery
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalai Lama update as he returns to India after knee replacement surgery

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Tibetan spiritual leader, the …

Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US

Associated Press  

DHARAMSHALA, India — The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile in northern India on Wednesday after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in New York. Dr. David Mayman, chief of the adult reconstruction and joint replacement service at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, said after the surgery that the Dalai …

India reaffirms support for Dalai Lama amid US Congressional visit
6 months ago

India reaffirms support for Dalai Lama amid US Congressional visit

Firstpost  

The statement came in response to queries regarding India’s stance on the succession of the Dalai Lama, highlighting the spiritual leader’s significant role in India’s cultural fabric. India reiterated its stance on the Dalai Lama’s position, emphasising his “revered” status and the respect accorded to him by the Indian people. Jaiswal’s comments came, during a weekly briefing, in response to …

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China
6 months ago

US lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China

Associated Press  

DHARAMSHALA, India — A bipartisan United States congressional delegation met with the Dalai Lama Wednesday at his residence in India’s Dharamshala, sparking anger from China which views the exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a dangerous separatist. After meeting the spiritual leader on Wednesday, the seven U.S. lawmakers addressed hundreds who had gathered at a monastery just outside the …

Why has a visit by US lawmakers to India annoyed China? EXPLAINED
6 months ago

Why has a visit by US lawmakers to India annoyed China? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

A delegation of US lawmakers met the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Wednesday in India's northern town of Dharamsala. Beijing invaded Tibet in 1950, and the Dalai Lama fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising against its rule, since when he has lived in exile in the Himalayan town of Dharamsala. China accuses the Dalai …

Why China Blocks the Dalai Lama’s Sri Lanka Visit - News18
8 months ago

Why China Blocks the Dalai Lama’s Sri Lanka Visit - News18

News 18  

China has been blocking His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s visits to Sri Lanka. When asked about China’s view on the Dalai Lama, the most venerable Dr. Waskuduwe Mahindawansa said, “We respect him and invited him to Sri Lanka, but China did not like that. He is a Buddhist leader, he has freedom, and we have the freedom to invite.” This …

Tibetans fear for future as they recall failed uprising against China
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tibetans fear for future as they recall failed uprising against China

The Hindu  

March 07, 2024 12:07 pm | Updated 12:07 pm IST - Dharamsala, India The Dalai Lama, wrapped in red and yellow robes, urged chanting monks and nuns in his latest public prayers to help heal the world with their "compassionate heart". "Being a good human being is everybody's responsibility," he said, weeks ahead of Sunday's commemorations of the failed Tibetan …

In Tibet, there is a lot of control, but in India we have freedom, says Dalai Lama
1 year ago

In Tibet, there is a lot of control, but in India we have freedom, says Dalai Lama

Firstpost  

Dalai Lama is in Siliguri to deliver teachings to his devotees in Sed-Gyued Monastery where he is visiting after a gap of 13 years Tibetan leader in exile, Dalai Lama Thursday said Tibetans enjoy freedom in India, but there is a lot of control in their own country. “We Tibetans became refugees… In our own country, there is a lot …

The dilemma over the next Dalai Lama and the tenuous lives of Tibetans in Dharamshala
1 year, 2 months ago

The dilemma over the next Dalai Lama and the tenuous lives of Tibetans in Dharamshala

The Hindu  

The line begins at the base of the hill every morning, as tourists, devotees and disciples wait to see the Dalai Lama, after crossing rigorous security checks and leaving bags, belongings and everything except a silk scarf or khata as an offering to him. The ‘splittists’ The Dalai Lama exudes optimism of achieving this demand, despite the fact that China …

Dalai Lama ‘unfairly labelled’ over tongue video: Tibet leader
1 year, 8 months ago

Dalai Lama ‘unfairly labelled’ over tongue video: Tibet leader

Al Jazeera  

Penpa Tsering says the Dalai Lama was called names that really hurt the ‘sentiment of all his followers’. The head of Tibet’s government-in-exile has defended the Dalai Lama over a video of the Buddhist leader asking a boy to suck his tongue, saying the incident had demonstrated his innocent and affectionate side. Penpa Tsering, the Sikyong – or political leader …

India Needs to Contribute Significantly to the Cause of the Tibetan People, Says Law Minister Rijiju
1 year, 10 months ago

India Needs to Contribute Significantly to the Cause of the Tibetan People, Says Law Minister Rijiju

News 18  

Praising the Tibetan community in exile for being the “perfect refugees”, law minister Kiren Rijiju said India needed to contribute significantly to their cause. Rijiju further said the Narendra Modi-led government had refined the Tibetan refugee policy and he was the first union minister to visit many of the Tibetan settlements in India. People of India recognise that, people of …

China's Latest Interference: Blocking The Dalai Lama's Visit to Sri Lanka
1 year, 11 months ago

China's Latest Interference: Blocking The Dalai Lama's Visit to Sri Lanka

News 18  

On January 11, 2023, a number of Chinese diplomats and their Chargé d’affaires Hu Wei hurried to the Malwathu Chapter of Buddhism in Kandy, Sri Lanka, sources told CNN-News18. The date of the Dalai Lama’s visit is not fixed because some Buddhist monks who had met him had expressed a desire to welcome him to Sri Lanka. He told the …

The Yangtse Trail: Why China wants to open up another front at Tawang
2 years ago

The Yangtse Trail: Why China wants to open up another front at Tawang

Firstpost  

Chinese forces, pushed back this time near Tawang, are likely to initiate further incursions in other areas and keep the pot boiling in the Himalayas On 9 December, PLA troops carried out an incursion across the LAC in Yangtse area of Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh and attempted to unilaterally change the status quo. China’s claims over Sakteng wildlife sanctuary …

Why is Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh important to China?
2 years ago

Why is Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh important to China?

Hindustan Times  

During the India-China Special Representative dialogues on boundary resolution, State Councilor Wang Yi apparently wanted to discuss status of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh as part of the dialogue. File Photo Indian Army troopers pushing back PLA aggression in Tawang sector While the Opposition parties predictably have made hullabaloo about the PLA transgression at Yangtze plateau, north-east of Tawang, on December …

No point in returning to China, India is the best place: Dalai Lama
2 years ago

No point in returning to China, India is the best place: Dalai Lama

India Today  

The Dalai Lama said on Monday that there is no point in returning to China and he prefers living in India, calling it his “permanent home”. #WATCH | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh: Dalai Lama says, ".There is no point in returning to China. Born as Lhamo Thondup on June 6, 1935, he was identified as the 14th incarnation of the Dalai …

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama conferred Gandhi Mandela Award
2 years, 1 month ago

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama conferred Gandhi Mandela Award

India TV News  

Gandhi Mandela award 2022 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was today awarded the "Peace Prize" by the Gandhi Mandela Foundation.The religious leader was selected in 2020 but the award could not be given to him due to the Covid pandemic. Himachal Pradesh Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, Dalai Lama, and former Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan were …

60 Years After the Sino-Indian War
2 years, 2 months ago

60 Years After the Sino-Indian War

The Diplomat  

In the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh abutting China lies a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Tawang. Even though Chinese control of Tibet was still a few years away, Chinese scholars blame India’s cunning in taking advantage of Beijing’s military commitment in the Korean War at the time. An agreement signed by the two countries in 2005 stated that “in …

‘If I die surrounded by Chinese officials…’: Dalai Lama slams Beijing
2 years, 3 months ago

‘If I die surrounded by Chinese officials…’: Dalai Lama slams Beijing

Hindustan Times  

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama slammed China on Thursday stating that he would “prefer to die in a free democracy of India rather than amid artificial Chinese officials”. The Dalai Lama Holding an interaction organised by the United States Institute of Peace, the Dalai Lama said, “At the time when I die, I prefer dying in India. I prefer …

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama set to visit Delhi today after a gap of 3-years
2 years, 3 months ago

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama set to visit Delhi today after a gap of 3-years

India TV News  

Highlights After a month-long sojourn in Ladakh, Dalai Lama is set to visit Delhi on Friday Dalai Lama will be in Delhi after a gap of over 3 year It is not confirmed whether Dalai Lama will hold any meeting with the political leadership Dalai Lama Delhi visit: After a month-long sojourn in Ladakh, the top Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai …

How Dalai Lama’s presence in Ladakh just can’t be a coincidence
2 years, 5 months ago

How Dalai Lama’s presence in Ladakh just can’t be a coincidence

Firstpost  

The fact that the Dalai Lama will stay for a month in Ladakh is definitively a re-assertion of India’s policy vis-à-vis the Tibetan leader. On 24 April 1954, the Indian Ambassador to China, N Raghavan, who was himself conducting the talks, informed his Foreign Secretary in Delhi that at the suggestion of Zhang Hanfu, the Chinese deputy foreign minister, the …

Dalai Lama’s Ladakh tour ‘completely religious’, says government functionary
2 years, 5 months ago

Dalai Lama’s Ladakh tour ‘completely religious’, says government functionary

The Hindu  

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Friday, began his month-long visit to Ladakh, and said India-China border disputes should be resolved through “talks and peaceful means”, as use of military is an outdated option. A top government functionary said the visit of the Dalai Lama to Ladakh was a “completely religious” one, and no one should have any objections to …

Not seeking independence but autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama
2 years, 5 months ago

Not seeking independence but autonomy for Tibet: Dalai Lama

Hindustan Times  

Spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday said more and more people in China are beginning to realise that he is not seeking “independence” but meaningful autonomy and preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist culture. Jammu, Jul 14 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama speaks to the media upon arrival in Jammu on Thursday. But now, more Chinese are realising that …

Dalai Lama says seeking ‘meaningful autonomy’ from China ahead of Ladakh visit
2 years, 5 months ago

Dalai Lama says seeking ‘meaningful autonomy’ from China ahead of Ladakh visit

Live Mint  

Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama who recently marked his 87th birthday, which saw the presence of Hollywood actor Richard Gere is is visiting Ladakh, the first visit after Jammu and Kashmir was divided into two Union Territories in August 2019. Earlier this month, Beijing criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for greeting the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday, …

India ramps up Himalayan border security after clashes with China
3 years, 1 month ago

India ramps up Himalayan border security after clashes with China

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi deploys cruise missiles, howitzers, choppers and Israeli-made drones along the treacherous mountain ranges. Fatal geography Officers in the region say last year’s clash highlighted the urgent need to fortify the military’s frontier presence, after fruitless talks with Beijing to ease the border build-up on both sides. “These tunnels … will mean all-weather connectivity for locals and security forces …

The main planks in a counter-China policy
4 years, 5 months ago

The main planks in a counter-China policy

The Hindu  

The situation along the China-India border in Ladakh region is still tense. India’s strategic thinkers and planners must keep this in mind, while drawing up plans to checkmate China’s predatory actions in the mountainous border regions. Such programmes not only provide an enduring link between India and these countries but also help contrast India’s ‘untied aid’ with that of countries …

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