Security, rain dampen China protests against Japan

On Friday, China said it had the right to do what it wants in gas fields in the East China Sea, adding another layer of friction between the two big Asian powers. Japan has warned it would take “appropriate steps” if there is

‘Democracy with Tibetan Characteristics’ – A Response!

Norbu Samphel’s twisted democracy is indeed ‘unique!’ He advocates a sort of ‘people’s democratic dictatorship,’ wherein doubts and criticisms have no place. His democracy with ‘Tibetan characteristics’ disapproves of any Tibetan

Dalai Lama in Budapest

Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama shakes hands with Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky, left, upon his arrival at Ferihegy Airport in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. The revered Buddhist leader arrived for a three-day visit in the Hungarian capital. (AP Photo/MTI, Tibor Illyes)