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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicDalai Lama

Topic: Dalai Lama

‘Ignorance of Tibet customs, China ploy’: Monpas of Arunachal march for Dalai Lama, say he was ‘misunderstood’

On social media, several Tibetans have said the Dalai Lama’s controversial interaction was in line with the community’s customs, citing one in particular called ‘Che Le Sa’.

Dalai Lama apologises after video of him asking minor boy to ‘suck his tongue’ goes viral

Tibetan spiritual leader’s office said he often 'teases people in an innocent way' but added that he 'regrets' the incident. Video, taken during meet & greet in February, has drawn flak.

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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.