Tibet

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

De-escalation with China: India needs a lasting solution, not temporary fixes

The Chinese Communist leadership tends to portray bilateral issues as manageable rather than resolvable. China retains the strategic flexibility to escalate tensions when required

Permanent solutions elude as China plays the long game on Tibet and India’s borders

China’s attack on India in 1962, with skirmishes leading up to it, all started in the 1950s after the PLA forcibly occupied Tibet. The parallels between the 1950s and now must be carefully studied by India

'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).

Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama? All-party MPs write to Centre

Indian MPs from various parties came together to write a letter to the Centre, urging the government to confer the Bharat Ratna on the Tibetan leader Dalai Lama

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

China rattled by Rijiju's backing of Dalai Lama succession tradition, says it could 'impact' bilateral ties

"India should exercise caution in its words and actions, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs with Xizang (Tibet) related issues and avoid impact on the improvement and development of the China-India relationship," said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning