In his book 'Imperial Games in Tibet: The Struggle for Statehood and Sovereignty', Dilip Sinha unravels Tibet's complex geopolitical entanglements and the Chinese occupation.
India has avoided using the so-called Tibet card in the past but even this issue isn't off the table now as New Delhi works with the US to address the China factor.
China had urged a US delegation to not meet the spiritual leader earlier this week, labelling him a 'political exile' and not a 'pure religious leader'.
Pelosi is in Dharamshala as part of a bipartisan delegation from US House of Representatives that met with the Tibetan spiritual leader Wednesday, despite Chinese condemnation.
Political observers say the Dalai Lama holds significant influence over voters in Kinnaur, Dharamshala, and Lahaul and Spiti, which also have significant number of Indian Buddhists.
Dalai Lama lauded democratic successes of self-governing territory claimed by China, called on Taiwan and Beijing to resolve differences through dialogue.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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