Tag Archives : Dalai Lama

One of the biggest micro blogging and social networking services on the Internet, Twitter has been known for its usefulness especially during the Iranian political unrest of the year 2009. This service has now become an integral part of millions of lives and is also being used a promotional and informative platform by a variety of multi national companies. [...]

Tibet is touted to be a land of peace and quiet. Its reputation is that of timeless tranquility. Its people are of heightened consciousness, at peace with the world. Amid blue skies and cinematic vistas, its image is bliss. Tibet conjures up the exact concept of ethereal purity. It may not necessarily be this dreamscape, though. In Foreign Policy, Christina [...]

Beijing has reacted to allegations that China is involved in a global cyber espionage network, claiming that those who concocted these ‘fabricated lies’ have the mentality of the Cold War. These statements were a response by the Chinese government to a report by Canadian researchers claiming the existence of a global cyber espionage network whose [...]

The peace conference which was to be held in South Africa this Friday has been postponed indefinitely by the organizers. The government of South Africa has denied to issue a visa to His Holiness The Dalai Lama to attend the conference. The objective of the conference was to promote peace through football before the 2010 World Cup in South Africa [...]

The Tibetan leader says that persistent ‘repression’ has been ongoing for the past 50 years since the revolt. The government in Beijing described the allegation as pure humbug. Half a century after his escape from Tibet and exile in India, the Dalai Lama lashed against the government in Beijing and reported that the campaigns and violent repression [...]

In Tibet, the real situation is not idyllic and allegations of repression occur almost daily. Its economy grew by 13.4% in 2006, the highest figure since 1995. In 2007, over 4 million people visited the country, and its revenues grew by 73.3% to reach 451 million euros. However, the government in exile claims that these resources have been monopolized [...]

In Dharamsala, a small town at the foot of the great Himalayas, some 7,000 Tibetans await better times. They await the day when they can return to their homeland. More than 100,000 compatriots live scattered throughout India. Many were exiled while others were born there. In 1950, Mao’s Communist China invaded Tibet, a region of 2.5 million square [...]

China is ready to talk with the Dalai Lama if Tibet waives its call for independence. The Chinese premier assesses that “the situation in the region is peaceful and stable and China is ready to resume talks.” During a press conference, the Chinese Premier attributes the ‘peaceful and stable’ situation to the correctness of China’s policy in [...]

China has closed all access to Tibet for all foreign tourists ahead of the 50 th anniversary of failed Tibetan uprising. The Chinese government has advised all the tour agencies and the related industries to stop organizing trips to Tibet until April 1. The uprising has been a failed attempt of the Tibetans to break free from the Chinese rule and is [...]