Will Return of Indian Pilgrims to Tibet Help Ease Tensions with China?

Will return of Indian pilgrims to Tibet help ease tensions with China?

Supporters of the move have pointed to the positive role religious travellers play in boosting people-to-people exchanges.

Dalai Lama to deliver message July 2 ahead of 90th birthday and succession talks

NEW DELHI, June 19 — The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, Tibet’s government in exile said yesterday, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk is expected to celebrate his 90th birthday on July 6 with huge crowds in northern India, his base since leaving his homeland fleeing Chinese troops in 1959. He has said his landmark birt…

Dalai Lama To Issue July 2 Message, Expected To Address Succession

The Dalai Lama will issue a message on July 2, days ahead of his 90th birthday and a hugely anticipated decision as to whether he will have an eventual successor.

China ramps up security in Amdo ahead of Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, June 19: As the Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama nears his 90th birthday, China has intensified its political messaging and security manoeuvres in the Tibetan province of Amdo (Ch: Qinghai), the birthplace of the exiled Tibetan leader.  According to the South China Morning Post, China’s Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, Chen Wenqing, and a member of the 24-strong Pol…