Opinions
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Grave Environmental Status of Tibet is a Serious Concern
The Tibetan plateau is the highest habitat on the planet and one of the last great unspoiled wildernesses. Excessive resource exploitation, improper infrastructural development, and deforestation by the Chinese authorities are all contributing to the extinction of many alpine ecosystems. Many Tibetans are enraged by the Chinese’s polluting industry. Around 20% of Tibet’s Autonomous Region…
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Is Ukraine becoming the new Tibet?
Is Ukraine on track to become the new Tibet? The Russian invasion of Ukraine today is eerily similar to China’s takeover of Tibet in 1959, in which a stronger nation invaded a weaker nation under the excuse that the two countries were once one. Is it normal for a larger, stronger country to attack and…
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Stories of Tibetan Women in Exile
In this piece, I present the stories narrated by four different women. I have used pseudonyms for the purpose of confidentiality. The stories are about the women themselves and their parents and grandparents. The stories emerged during the conversations with the women on varied topics. The stories not only highlight the struggles of fleeing the…
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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.…