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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDalai Lama

Topic: Dalai Lama

In a rare moment contradicting China, India backs Dalai Lama’s authority to choose successor

China said it has the right to approve the Dalai Lama's successor, warning India against any interference in its 'domestic affairs'.

Xi-nlightenment & America: Land of the free, home of the caged

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Dalai Lama says his trust has sole authority to pick his successor, China asserts control over process

Dalai Lama says successor to be picked in consultation with senior Tibetan Buddhist leaders. China, which views him as separatist, insists reincarnation must be approved by Chinese govt.

Dalai Lama set to reveal his next successor with China watching

A major three-day gathering of Buddhist religious figures is set to take place this week ahead of the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday, where he will share details about his succession.

As Rubio joins chorus for his release, who is 11th Panchen Lama in Chinese detention for 30 yrs now

Selected by the Dalai Lama, the 11th Panchen Lama has been under Chinese custody since 1995. China, meanwhile, announced its own Panchen Lama.

Centre grants Z-category security cover to Tibetian leader Dalai Lama in view of potential threat

A team of about 30 CRPF commandos will work in shifts to secure the Dalai Lama

When Dalai Lama & Nehru talked about Tibet for 4 hours. ‘He could be a bit of a bully’

In 'The Many Faces of Nehru', Tapan Chattopadhyay offers insights into the less-known facets of Jawaharlal Nehru's personality and life.

Dalai Lama, 89, seeks to allay health concerns as succession planning looms

The Dalai Lama, who went to US in June for knee surgery, has been disarming questions about his health with a stock reply – according to a dream, he may live up to 110 years.

Tibet has little chance to get help from UN against its powerful occupier

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.

‘Dalai Lama will live on, Xi Jinping will die’—former Tibet PM on reincarnation geopolitics

Lobsang Sangay said ‘no one has done more for Tibetans than India’, adding that the Indian media has fallen prey to Chinese propaganda in the past.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.