7th Aalak Gunthang Enthroned in Tibet under strict Chinese surveillance
On 12th October 2006, a 4 year old Tibetan boy was enthroned as the 7th Aalak Gunthang Lobsang Gelek Tenpai Khenchen at Labrang Tashikyil Monastery near Sangchu County Town, Kanlho Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Amdo Region, Tibet in
Monk sentenced to five years term for distributing political pamphlets
Gyaltsen Namdak (lay name: Dawa), a 24-year old monk in Sera Monastery in Tibet, was sentenced to a five-year prison term for distributing pamphlets containing political material, according to
Lhasa, in translation
Compared to the 47 years of occupation in Tibet, the People’s Republic of China has been extraordinarily provocative this year. After linking Lhasa to Beijing with a direct railway
Movie Review: Tsampa to Pizza
A new movie- Tsampa to Pizza, directed and produced by a Tibetan youth, Sonam Tsetan, has been catching the eyes and inpsiration of Tibetans and non-Tibetans here in the northern Indian hill town of Dharamsala.
We’ve forgotten the past. China hasn’t
The most remarkable development in Sino-Indian relations in recent months has been the almost total disappearance of rhetoric and negative observations in the pronouncements of the leaders of the two countries.
China claims entire Arunachal Pradesh as “Chinese territory”
Ahead of the visit here by President Hu Jintao, China today claimed that entire Arunachal Pradesh was a “Chinese territory”.
INDIA: ‘Chinese don’t trust Indians’
There seems to be bonhomie on both sides of the McMohan Line. While the world is toasting Chindia and New Delhi is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for President Hu Jintao’s visit, a recent
Tibetan activist warned of deportation
A week before Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to India, the Indian Government served Tibetan activist and writer, Tenzin Tsundue, with an order forbidding him to leave the territorial