Dalai Lama

Why Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet amid tension over Dalai Lama succession

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Lhasa on Wednesday on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region. The development comes amid tensions between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government about his potential successor. This is Xi's second-ever visit to the region as president

How India should approach Dalai Lama’s succession issue

India is displaying extraordinary strategic patience with China, the CTA and Tibetan Buddhists have been expecting India to greenlight the succession and reincarnation outlined by the Dalai Lama

More than compassion: How India’s backing of Dalai Lama shapes Himalayan geopolitics

Support for the Dalai Lama affirms India’s commitment to values and its enduring resolve in geopolitics

'India follows strategic ambiguity, puts principles above narrow interests': Expert decodes Tibet policy

India follows 'strategic ambiguity' on Tibet and the so-called Tibet Card has been carefully underutilised to preserve its potency and use it responsively when circumstances warrant, such as during high-stakes episodes like the 2017 Doklam standoff and the shift in India's diplomatic posture after border clashes in 2020, according to Eerishika Pankaj, the Director of Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA).

Why Tibet & Dalai Lama make China nervous

Even as the Dalai Lama has called for a 'middle way' approach, the Communist Party of China (CPC) cannot come to terms with the idea of co-existing with Tibetans as its totalitarian ethno-nationalist state has no room for a non-Han group or leader — and certainly not for someone like the Dalai Lama whom his followers revere like a god.

Can China arm-twist Tibet issue like Taiwan? Expert says it's not so easy

China is set to use its financial and military might to arm-twist nations on the Tibet issue just like it has coerced nations into derecognising Taiwan, but it's not going to be easy as the Tibetan movement —unlike the Taiwan issue— does not rest on formal recognition but on belief system that transcends nations and communities, says Eerishika Pankaj, the Director of Organisation for Research on China and Asia (ORCA).

Beyond faith: Why Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is a geopolitical tussle & not just about Tibet

With the announcement of his reincarnation ahead of his 90th birthday, the Dalai Lama made it clear that Tibetans will not bow to China. The Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is not just a matter of faith but it is a geopolitical contest that goes far beyond Tibet to the roots of the Communist China’s expansionism and the Dalai Lama is at the vanguard to challenge it.

Why Dalai Lama’s succession is Bharat’s strategic imperative and moral duty

With the Dalai Lama turning 90, the stakes could not be higher. A manipulated succession would permanently compromise the Tibetan movement and also hurt Bharat’s strategic interest

'Reincarnation not his call': Rattled Chinese envoy clashes with Dalai Lama over succession plan

China’s statement came after the 14th Dalai Lama few days back made it clear that a trust — not the Chinese government — will decide on matters of succession

Barefooted and dressed like a guard: How the Dalai Lama fled Tibet and made India his home

Today, he’s a frail 90. But in March 1959, in his early 20s, the 14th Dalai Lama undertook perhaps one of the most difficult journeys of his lifetime — fleeing Tibet under the cover of darkness, disguised as a soldier, to escape Chinese authority. Two weeks later, he arrived in India, which he has since adopted as his home