This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Anand Vardhan, and Shardool Katyayan are joined ...

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

Union minister for minority affairs Kiren Rijiju voiced support, stating, “Only the Dalai Lama and conventions established by him can decide his successor.” However, the ministry of external affairs ...

In 1959, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled Chinese annexation and walked into India through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, it wasn’t just a refugee crisis—it was a reaffirmation of this timeless bond. More ...

When asked to comment on Penpa Tsering, head of the so-called "Tibetan government-in-exile," who accepted an interview from ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit China this weekend, his first trip in over five years, as both ...

A Hindi version of the report by the Tibet Action Institute was released in New Delhi as part of events marking the 90th birthday of the Dalai Lama ...

India's foreign minister will visit China this weekend in his first trip in over five years, people familiar with the matter ...

Beijing sees having power over the selection of the spiritual leader’s successor as an opportunity to stamp more authority on ...

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs unveiled its fifth batch of “standardized” names for 27 places located in Arunachal Pradesh ...

China’s not-so-peaceful rise, its support to a terrorist state like Pakistan, and its overall strategy of encircling India make it crucial for New Delhi to recalibrate its Tibet policy.