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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
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Topic: Dalai Lama

Tibet back as fulcrum of new Cold War as US-China tension grows

India has tried to play the Tibet card, but New Delhi lacks the heft to make effective use of it. The US is a different ball game, and both Chinese and Tibetans know this.

Trump signs bill on Tibet to block China’s interference in Dalai Lama’s succession

The bill also places restrictions on new Chinese consulates in the US until a consulate has been established in Lhasa and re-authorises various provisions.

How US bill on Tibet can check Chinese excesses, but why India’s hands are still tied

If India takes any stand on Chinese interests whether in Tibet or South China Sea, it would bear the brunt of Chinese retaliation.

China to impose visa bans against US officials behind new Tibet policy act

The legislation directs the US government to issue economic and visa sanctions against any Chinese official who interferes with Dalai Lama's succession.

Dalai Lama tweets about farmers amid protests in Delhi, deletes post an hour later

In the deleted tweet, the Dalai Lama had said a farmer takes care of his land not out of some sentimental affection for the soil, but because his livelihood depends on it.

India waving SFF and Tibet cards won’t scare China. Can’t pull levers you don’t have

Bending foreign policy to serve domestic politics is proving to be costly for India. Hyping the use of the Tibetan-majority SFF against China is one such example.

China’s military adventurism is meant to distract from origins of Covid: Tibetan President

Lobsang Sangay, President of the Tibetan government-in-exile, says China is doing to India and its other neighbours what it did to his country in the 1950s.

Stobdan sorry for remarks on Dalai Lama but says spiritual leader also a ‘geopolitical entity’

Former diplomat Phunchok Stobdan says his comments that irked Ladakh monasteries were purely made from geopolitical standpoint and 'entirely in national interest'.

Former diplomat Stobdan’s comments on Dalai Lama spark row, Leh markets shut on Monday

Two key Ladakh monasteries have demanded an apology from Phunchok Stobdan, who questioned the Dalai Lama’s silence on border tensions and even asked if he was collaborating with China.

When Dalai Lama was talking about asylum in India, Nehru almost fell asleep

In The Dalai Lama: An Extraordinary Life, Alexander Norman writes about the time the Dalai Lama came to India to discuss asylum, but Nehru had already made up his mind.

On Camera

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.