Opinions
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China’s Seventeen-Point Agreement: A Subversion of the Patron-Priest Relationship in Tibet
From its inception, Tibet has been an independent entity, distinguished by the Tibetan alphabet and language, distinctive culture, geographical landscape, political system, and perhaps most notably by the Tibetan Buddhist religion. However, Tibet’s claim to its territory has been a source of contestation for centuries, with the most recent and arguably most brutal annexation of…
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Now is the time for India to start making amends for its Tibet blunder.
China continues to threaten India by bolstering its military presence along the Indian-Tibetan border, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure in India to prevent China from crossing the Line of Actual Control. Perhaps Modi is thinking along the same lines as Jawaharlal Nehru in 1950-51, deciding that India’s military choices against China are…
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What’s Behind China’s New Approach of “Tolerance of Religions?”
A new cultural revolution is underway in China. China, under Xi Xingping’s is now following a new approach; “tolerance of Buddhism, Taoism and other religions.” Perplexing it may sound, but it is a clever approach to manage the downfall in China’s global perception ratings. The sustained oppression of Tibetans, their culture and religious practices, as…
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Current state of China-India relations
Right now, there is a lot going on in the Indian subcontinent. A lot of it has to do with China in some way. Maoists’ overt move towards Beijing was the main reason for Nepal’s Communist government’s recent disintegration, prompting Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to leave office. In the Chumbi Valley, the Chinese…
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Galwan Anniversary: A time for formal recognition of Tibetan Frontier Force
It has been one year since the Galwan incident when the Chinese PLA troops set their feet on the lands which are contiguous with Tibetan Cultural region. The PLA was embarrassed by its comfort loving soldiers who were beaten comprehensively by the Special Corps comprising of many Tibetan soldiers. Martyr Nyiema Tenzin of Special Frontier…
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China continues to play tricks against India
Guwahati: For more than a year now India remains concerned about China’s aggressive behaviours on the international border localities. After the Galwan conflict, the Union government in New Delhi has to be more cautious against the Beijing administration. New Delhi preferred to be reluctant to greet the ruling Communist Party of China over its centenary celebrations on 1 July.
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Chinese efforts to impose the Dalai Lama of their choice are ludicrous.
It is only true for Tibetans to believe that when President Xi Jinping speaks of Tibetan Buddhism “with Chinese characteristics,” he is revealing China’s intentions to destroy and subsume Tibet’s unique cultural identity into communism. The Chinese efforts to install their preferred Dalai Lama are just ridiculous. Tibet is, first and foremost, an occupied territory.…
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Reviewing China’s White Paper and its Gap on Real Tibet
China recently issued a White Paper titled “Tibet Since 1951: Liberation, Development and Prosperity”, on Tibet accordance to 70 years of signing the 17-Point Agreement on 23rd May 1951. The Chinese State-owned media the Global Times [1] and the China Global Television Network (CGTN) [2] published the crux of the distorted information on their websites.
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17 Point Agreement: The last historical symbolic of Tibet’s Independence
China celebrates every 23rd May as an anniversary of the so-called “Peaceful Liberation of Tibet” by imposing the Tibetans to perform cultural show competitions, praising the Chinese leaders and its policy strategically for political propaganda in international communities, claiming what China always lies to the world in one tune—brings social and economic development in Tibet.…
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Tibetan Resistance Persists
The Chinese Communist Party responds to international criticism of China’s refusal to disclose the whereabouts of the real Panchen Lama, claiming that the Panchen Lama “is now a college grad with a secure job.” This is a lie that no Tibetan could believe.