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India says bilateral ties with China hinge on border situation amid testy exchanges on Arunachal placenames

(TibetanReview.net, Aug12’26) – Following China’s raising of objections to its listing of 27 standardised placenames in its Tibet-border state of Arunachal Pradesh on Aug 7, India has reiterated its position Aug 11 that the state of its border with...

Knowledge as Hegemony: What the Cancellation of the IATS Conference Reveals

OPINION In the backdrop of the recent cancellation of the International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) conference, which was scheduled to be in Kathmandu over Aug 23-29, Ifrah Khalil Kawa* reflects on how contemporary geopolitical power increasingly extends beyond...

China claims its ‘Zangnan’, not ‘Arunachal Pradesh’, slams India’s release of standard names for 27 locations

(TibetanReview.net, Aug11’26) – China has on Aug 10 reacted to India’s issuance on Aug 7 of standardized names of 27 locations in its state of Arunachal Pradesh in a move to counter similar exercises undertaken by itself since 2017,...

China’s state media attacks India’s standardizing of Arunachal placenames, calls the territory its ‘Zangnan’

(TibetanReview.net, Aug10’26) – China’s state-employed experts have criticized India’s counter-move to standardize on its map the names of 27 locations in its strategic border state of Arunachal Pradesh. Speaking to the Party-mouthpiece globaltimes.cn Aug 9, they have called the...

As China begins building world’s largest dam across its Tibet-border, India seeks hydrological data transparency

(TibetanReview.net, Aug10’26) – China has already been wielding the hydrological data it controls in occupied Tibet as a weapon against India, refusing to share it despite an agreement after bilateral relations turned sour in the aftermath of the 2020...

Nepal puts Tibetan refugee population at over 3,500

(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – The police in Nepal have put the number of Tibetan refugees living in the country at over 3,500, the second largest group after Bhutanese refugees, with the total being over 10,000, reported myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com Aug 7. The...

China-aborted int’l Tibetan studies conference in Kathmandu to be held online

(TibetanReview.net, Aug09’26) – Cancelled by the government of Nepal under sustained backdoor pressure from China, organizers of the 17th International Association for Tibetan Studies (IATS) seminar have decided to go ahead with the event by holding it online. ”We...

China’s replacement-Panchen gets an earful on his Party-State duty during ongoing Tibet tour

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – The Chinese government-installed “11th Panchen Lama”  Gyaltsen Norbu has on Aug 3 met with the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Party Secretary Mr Wang Junzheng to receive an earful about his duties to work for the assimilation...

India counters China by mapping 27 standardized place names in Arunachal Pradesh

(TibetanReview.net, Aug08’26) – In a move to counter China’s cartographic aggression on its strategic northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, the Government of India has on Aug 7 formally assigned and mapped standard names to 27 places and geographical...

Ahead of President Xi’s arrival, India and China agree to maintain border peace to boost ties

(TibetanReview.net, Aug07’26) –  Ahead of President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India in September for the BRICS summit, India and China have held their 36th meeting of the Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India‑China Border Affairs...