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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: Tibetan refugees

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.

Tibetan refugees stage protest in Delhi, demand discussion on Tibet at G20 summit

Global leaders have started descending upon the national capital for the summit, including US President Joe Biden, British PM Rishi Sunak, and Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila now a crowded mall. Tibetan colony’s old world intimacy gone

AMA Cafe is symbolic of Majnu ka Tila's commercialisation. It is expanding beyond students and foreign tourists.

Indian-Tibetan son of immigrants elected first Asian-American mayor of Cincinnati

Democrat Aftab Pureval, 38, is the son of a Tibetan mother, a refugee, and an Indian father. His parents moved to US and settled in Ohio where he was born in 1982.

Tibetans in 26 nations cast votes to elect ‘Sikyong’ for parliament-in-exile

There are around 1.3 lakh Tibetans living in exile in India and across the globe. The Tibetan government-in-exile will elect its head on 14 May.

1st phase of polls held for Tibetan parliament-in-exile, ‘people in 40 countries cast votes’

The results for the first phase will be declared on 8 February. The second phase is scheduled for 11 April, and a new president will be elected on 14 May.

Selling jeans, running eateries & farming — What ex-servicemen of secretive Indian unit do now

After serving India’s covert Special Frontier Force for years, ex-servicemen now run clothing shops, eateries and occasionally sell winter wear on the sides.

Tibetan-Indian SFF hero Nyima Tenzin given farewell in Leh, Ram Madhav attends

The Tibetan community in Ladakh and Ram Madhav came together to pay tribute to Nyima Tenzin, who was killed on the night of 29-30 August in Chushul.

All about Special Frontier Force, the secretive Indian unit in news after Ladakh clash

SFF, primarily drawn from Tibetan refugees, was formed in the immediate aftermath of the 1962 war with China. It has been a part of many important ops, from 1971 war to Kargil.

Delhi’s Majnu ka Tila loses connect with home Tibet after app ban, looks for alternative

Residents used WeChat to connect with families in Tibet as WhatsApp, Facebook are banned there. They, however, lauded the ban, saying it will hurt China.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

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.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

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'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

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.