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How Qing and British empires’ mapmakers laid the foundations for 1962 India-China War

Across the LAC, the armies of China and independent India are inheritors of a struggle manufactured by greed, geopolitics, and imperial mapmaking.

‘Nobody crosses over now’— what Indo-Tibetan tribes that helped Army in 1962 China war lost

The Mishmi and Meyor lent support in Battle of Walong near LAC in 1962. With its disruption of Sino-Indian ties, the war also upended a centuries-old way of life for the tribes.

A flag, a theatre—On Chinese Martyrs’ Day, PLA’s signal to India across Ladakh, Sikkim

Ahead of the crucial 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping told the CCP to prepare for a ‘great struggle’.

Tibet’s ‘defiant monk’ Jigme Gyatso dies at 56, followers blame ‘detention, torture by China’

Monk, known for resistance to Chinese govt, died Saturday. Detained as a political prisoner for years, followers claim he was unwell since his release in 2016.

Two years after Galwan, Black Top, China changes military strategy—by recruiting Tibetan youth

The Tibetans being recruited by PLA are caught in the CCP’s push to secure border areas through a strategy of military warfare and lawfare.

US Special Coordinator for Tibet Uzra Zeya meets Dalai Lama in Dharamshala

The Tibetan government-in-exile, in a press statement, said that during the brief audience, Zeya conveyed US President Joe Biden and the American people's greetings to the Dalai Lama.

With bike rally, Tibetans mark 27 yrs since spiritual leader Gedhun Choekyi Nyima’s kidnapping

The second most important spiritual leader for Tibetan Buddhists, the Panchen Lama identifies the Dalai Lama's reincarnation or successor.

Climate change spurred collapse of 17th-century kingdom in Tibet, says study on crop yield

Study on Tibet’s Guge kingdom conducted by researchers from China, US and the Netherlands published in the journal Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology.

A new Tibetan rap generation is rising in India. And they won’t just sing about Dalai Lama

In Majnu Ka Tilla and Dharamshala, millennial Tibetans don’t just want to sing about Tibet anymore or be defined by refugee status.

Biden administration names Uzra Zeya as Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Zeya will ‘specifically promote substantive dialogue’ between the People’s Republic of China and the Dalai Lama.

On Camera

The Kapoors’ love for food is stuff of legends. Netflix gets us a seat at a table

If there is one celebrity who has made talking about food both relatable and entertaining, it is Kareena Kapoor Khan.

Nvidia worth $5 trillion: What does it mean for the market?

The chipmaker at the heart of the AI revolution may be the most influential stock in Wall Street history. Nvidia has been the primary driver of the market’s gains since the start of 2023.

Launch of India’s heaviest comms satellite is a level up for its soaring military ambitions. Here’s how

ISRO’s LMV3 rocket set off the CMS-03 satellite from Sriharikota Sunday. It weighs 4,410 kg, will primarily serve Indian Navy and has a life of at least 15 years.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.