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Dalai Lama
Padma Rao Sundarji | A slip of the lama’s tongue leads to worldwide lunacy
A video emerged of a public function in February, where a little boy asked the Tibetan spiritual leader for a hug
26 Apr 2023 12:17 AM
Anita Anand | A ‘human error’ by Dalai Lama: Let’s be ready to rethink traditions
Many cultural practices once deemed innocent, have of late been reviewed to reflect current realities
20 Apr 2023 12:00 AM
Mohan Guruswamy | The 1962 India-China war: In dubious battle
Governmental decision-making still characterised by ad hocism and a tendency to grandstand
22 Nov 2022 12:00 AM
Top US lawmakers urge Biden to prioritise Tibetan issue, to meet Dalai Lama
The lawmakers advocated for a US policy towards Tibet that protects the rights, autonomy and dignity of the Tibetan people
15 Dec 2021 11:11 AM
Dalai Lama says he prefers to stay in India since Taiwan-China relations 'delicate'
The Tibetan spiritual leader also said he has no particular plans to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping
10 Nov 2021 11:01 AM
COP26: Climate change must be addressed on cooperative global level, says Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama said he was encouraged to see that the younger generations were demanding concrete action on climate change
31 Oct 2021 10:32 AM
Book Review | How the Dalai Lama beat Communists by spreading the Dharma
Author Alexander Norman’s book traces the tragic sequence of events that marked the Dalai Lama’s life
25 Sep 2021 11:18 PM
Claude Arpi | India must back Dalai’s choice on his successor
Viewed from a political angle, many issues would be solved if the Dalai Lama decides to go for an 'emanation'
16 Jun 2021 9:03 AM
Xi calls for building a 'socialist Tibet', favours Tibetan Buddhism's 'sinicisation'
Tibet remains deeply devoted to Buddhism where the Dalai Lama is revered as the spiritual head despite his self-exile to India since 1959
30 Aug 2020 11:15 AM
US urges China to release Panchen Lama
Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the second highest spiritual authority in Tibetan Buddhism after Dalai Lama, is world's youngest political prisoner
15 May 2020 10:04 AM
For Matthew Hayden, meeting Dalai Lama a great moment in his life
The Aussie got the opportunity to meet Dalai Lama in 2011 while he was playing for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League
13 Apr 2020 1:34 PM
'Power of truth much stronger than power of guns': Dalai Lama on China
Lastly, the Lama, 'being a Tibetan' himself, further called for the preservation of Tibetan culture and customs.
25 Dec 2019 2:48 PM
War of Karmapas has divided the Himalayas
The Dalai Lama and China had recognized Ogyen Trinley Dorje as the true Karmapa and not Trinley Thaye Dorje.
29 Nov 2019 2:30 AM
US urges UN, other international bodies to take up Dalai Lama succession issue
Ambassador Brownback said the spiritual leader deserves respect and that the succession process be picked by his faith community.
22 Nov 2019 12:56 PM
US wants United Nations to take up Dalai Lama succession issue
The Dalai Lama once travelled incessantly, drawing huge Western audiences with his good-humoured lectures on compassion and happiness.
09 Nov 2019 10:48 AM
China says its approval is 'must' for choosing Dalai Lama's successor
China claims control over the selection, asserting that the successor to the Dalai Lama has to be endorsed by it.
29 Oct 2019 5:59 PM
From Wuhan to Chennai: Reading the tea leaves...
The Chinese plan for the worst that could come their way in pursuit of critical objectives.
16 Oct 2019 1:06 AM
'We enjoy freedom living in India,' says Dalai Lama
Asked about freedom of Tibet, Dalai Lama recalled that the former PM Nehru had advised him that the UN cannot do much.
14 Oct 2019 9:07 AM
'Maybe in a Year or Two...': The Dalai Lama Says He May Visit China
Beijing took control over Tibet in 1951 and ever since then they have refused to hold talks with the Dalai Lama.
03 Oct 2019 5:58 PM
US draws red line for China to handpick future Dalai Lama
US is hoping to make clear that Beijing would face international opprobrium if it tries to take over the reincarnation process.
19 Sep 2019 3:15 PM
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