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Cheveyo Tsawa Becomes First Player of Tibetan Heritage to Appear in Champions League

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 9 Sept: Cheveyo Tsawa, a 19-year-old footballer of Tibetan heritage, has marked a significant milestone for Tibetan representation in international football by making his UEFA Champions League debut for Belgian side Club Brugge KV.

“Because You Lost” — Manila’s Defiance at Seoul

By Khedroob Thondup At the Seoul Defense Dialogue this Tuesday, Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro delivered a moment that will echo across Asia’s contested waters. Asked about gray-zone coercion, Teodoro did not retreat into diplomatic platitudes. Instead, he reached...

Dialogue Appeal, Protest Plans Mark Tibetan Response to Xi’s Expected Visit to India

DHARAMSALA, 8 Sept: Five Dharamsala-based Tibetan organisations said in an open letter on Tuesday that “we welcome” President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to India for the 18th BRICS Summit on September 12–13 and called for renewed dialogue between Chinese leadership and the representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration, without preconditions.

Prioritising Tibet’s Environment in US–China Diplomacy

By Khedroob Thondup When President Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping, the United States should prioritise environmental security in Tibet over human rights advocacy. Tibet’s ecological fragility directly impacts Asia’s water systems, regional stability, and global climate resilience. Framing Tibet...

The Qinghai–Lhasa Railway and Permafrost Instability

By Khedroob Thondup The Qinghai–Lhasa Railway, celebrated as a symbol of China’s engineering prowess and political integration of Tibet, faces mounting risks as permafrost thaw accelerates under global warming. Built across fragile frozen ground, the railway is now sinking...

Dalai Lama Returns to His Exile Home in McLeod Ganj After Ladakh Sojourn

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 4 Sept: Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama returned to his residence in McLeod Ganj, Dharamsala, on Friday after spending more than two months in Ladakh, where he engaged in a series...

China’s Balancing Act on Iran at the SCO Summit

By Khedroob Thondup The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek this week offered a revealing glimpse into Beijing’s delicate diplomatic choreography. On paper, the ten-country bloc stood united in condemning “military strikes” against fellow member Iran. Yet Xi...

BOOK ON TIBET WHICH BEATS CHINA’S INFORMATION FIRE WALLS LAUNCHED AT TIBET FESTIVAL

By Vijay Kranti New Delhi – 3 Sept: Mr. Penpa Tsering, Tibet’s elected ‘Sikyong’ (President), today released a book which is focused at exposing China’s activities to maintain its colonial grip over Tibet. Titled ‘China’s Colonial Games in Tibet’,...

The CIA and Tibet’s First Organised Resistance

By Khedroob Thondup When Tibet was swallowed by Chinese occupation in the 1950s, the world largely looked away. The Himalayan plateau, once a buffer state between empires, became a silent battlefield where six million Tibetans faced repression, cultural erasure,...

Tibetan, Chinese Democracy Advocates Adopt Joint Declaration at Dharamsala Forum

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 3 Sept: Tibetan and Chinese scholars, activists and policy experts concluded a three-day forum here on Wednesday with a joint declaration calling for nonviolence, democratic reform and continued dialogue toward a peaceful resolution of the...