Opinions
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China Extending Tibet Policies To Muslims in Uyghur
China extending Tibet policies to Muslims in Uyghur. Going by the recent oppression in the restive province Xinjiang, it appears that China is now extending the policies it has used in Tibet to Uyghur Muslims. China has been denying basic liberty and freedom of expression. In fact there is not even a semblance of it…
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Lukar Jam Atsok, The ‘People-Elected’ Opponent of The Dalai Lama
Lukar Jam Atsock, a fierce proponent of complete independence for Tibet and a critique of the Dalai Lama, has been the face of condemnation for many Tibetans. His poem for the late Elliot Sperling where he expressed that the historian should’ve lived for 113 years drew immediate censure from people online and which eventually resulted…
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Tibet’s Role in Water And Food Security of Asia
Rivers have been the cradle of civilization. Indus valley civilization developed in the Indus valley and Chinese civilization developed in the fertile valley of Huang Ho. The world has witnessed many disputes related to sharing of water in recent times. Indus water sharing treaty between India and Pakistan is an apt example of that. The…
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India’s Tibet Policy Reevaluation Needed to Counter Chinese Aggression
Events of previous months insinuate that currently India is reintroducing Tibet in its China policy. This seems to be an outcome of persistent denial of India’s core concerns by China. There are signs that the Modi government is perhaps reevaluating its Tibet policy. His Holiness the Dalai Lama met the president of India in December.…
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Why Chinese International Students Hate Dalai Lama?
Chinese international students hate the Dalai Lama. Do they? Are they really sure they hate the world renowned spiritual leader of the Tibetan people? A recent article by Timothy Deng regarding the reasons why two Chinese students hate the Dalai Lama provide very bleak and emotional content that really fails to testify the article title,…
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Anger Over ‘Insensitive’ Pictures Involving Buddha Statue Corrupts Buddhists Essence
When football star Cristiano Ronaldo posted a picture on Instagram reclining casually against a Buddha statue, his picture provoked immediate indignation. Buddhist practitioners around the world condemned the picture and said that Ronaldo should apologise for ‘disrespecting’ Buddhism.
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China Bully: It Vows To Act ‘Resolutely’ Against Dissenting Voices
Tibetans all over the world staged protests in major world cities marking the anniversary of the Chinese occupation of Tibet last week. The anniversary also coincided with the annual news conference of Tibet’s delegation to China. The Chinese government vowed to tackle any Anti-China and separatist sentiments with a greater resolve than before and said…
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Donald Trump’s Silence on Indian Techie’s Death Needs Answers
Last week, 32 year old Indian immigrant Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s was killed in a hate attack by a 51 years old American who ‘mistook’ him for a Middle Easterner. The shooting took place at a bar in Kansas which Srinivas Kuchibhotla frequented along with his friend. The assailant, 51 year old Adam Purinton was captured 5…
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China’s Worrying Single Males Number Might Cross 30 Million By 2030
China is slowly becoming apprehensive about the number of single males which might hit an astounding 30 million by the year 203o. In a rapidly developing economy where culture stolidly assimilates with modernisation, Chinese men are finding it hard to meet marriage with its many demands.
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US University Stands By Dalai Lama As Commencement Speaker Despite Chinese Protests
A US university announced on February 2 that their all campus commencement event coming up later this year would have the Dalai Lama of Tibet as its keynote speaker. The decision was received as a backlash to the sentiments of the Chinese students of the university. However, the University stands by and does not look…