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POLITICS

| 6-minute read

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How the fight over control of Buddhism will impact India-China relations

The development of the Buddhist Circuit is not a knee-jerk reaction to tensions with China.

Aveek Sen and Prateek Joshi

POLITICS

| 12-minute read

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The Dalai Lama, contours of the Cold War and the 1962 Indo-China War

KMT’s defeat despite major US support, and close ties between the two communist blocs — China and USSR — led the US to focus on opening a new front against China.

Brigadier Kuldip Singh (retired)

@ksingh_pds

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

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The dawn of information warfare

For 70 years, Chinese propaganda has been mastering the Art of Disinformation. Beijing’s rewriting history of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising is a classic example.

Claude Arpi

POLITICS

| 4-minute read

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Situation worsens for Tibetans as China dictates terms to Nepal and Myanmar

It is perhaps time for India to wake up and recognise that Tibetan refugees have never created any problems for India over the last 60 years.

Claude Arpi

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

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China readies for next Dalai Lama. Why India should be worried

The Chinese-selected Panchen Lama has been touring villages bordering India.

Claude Arpi

POLITICS

| 4-minute read

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The Dalai Lama legacy: India needs diplomatic policy on the succession issue

Indo-Tibetan ties have never been as strong as they are today. A principled and strategic intervention in the succession issue is a challenge and opportunity not to be missed.

Makarand R Paranjape

@MakrandParanspe

LIFE

| 5-minute read

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Stop the sexism, your holiness: Why should the Dalai Lama get away with making remarks that would see other men rebuked?

The Dalai Lama has said a female successor to him would need to be attractive. He then apologized. But this isn't even his first time. Just what is he trying to preach?

Ali Salman Andani

@an_alisalman

LIFE

| 6-minute read

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Tibetan Uprising: Where is the Buddha?

"With the end of the debate on Tibet in the United Nations, Tibetans lost all hopes of their survival, stare at the sky with the blank eyes and ask: where is God, where is the Buddha?”

Claude Arpi

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

Buddhism, Ladakh, Tibet, Indo-China border

Why it's important for India to think of post-Dalai Lama period

It could be vital for not only Tibetan Buddhism but also India’s borders.

Claude Arpi

POLITICS

| 5-minute read

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With AI renaming Taiwan 'Chinese Taipei', India appeases China, only for crumbs

India caves in to Chinese pressure again, sidestepping its own strategic interests and the lessons of history.

Abhijit Iyer-Mitra

@Iyervval

Open to Opinion

The development of the Buddhist Circuit is not a knee-jerk reaction to tensions with China.

KMT’s defeat despite major US support, and close ties between the two communist blocs — China and USSR — led the US to focus on opening a new front against China.

For 70 years, Chinese propaganda has been mastering the Art of Disinformation. Beijing’s rewriting history of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising is a classic example.

It is perhaps time for India to wake up and recognise that Tibetan refugees have never created any problems for India over the last 60 years.

The Chinese-selected Panchen Lama has been touring villages bordering India.

Indo-Tibetan ties have never been as strong as they are today. A principled and strategic intervention in the succession issue is a challenge and opportunity not to be missed.

The Dalai Lama has said a female successor to him would need to be attractive. He then apologized. But this isn't even his first time. Just what is he trying to preach?

"With the end of the debate on Tibet in the United Nations, Tibetans lost all hopes of their survival, stare at the sky with the blank eyes and ask: where is God, where is the Buddha?”

It could be vital for not only Tibetan Buddhism but also India’s borders.

India caves in to Chinese pressure again, sidestepping its own strategic interests and the lessons of history.