Explore Tibet's ongoing struggle against Chinese control, including the Dalai Lama’s spiritual succession and Beijing's ...

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry ’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Anand Vardhan, and Shardool Katyayan are joined ...

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs unveiled its fifth batch of “standardized” names for 27 places located in Arunachal Pradesh ...

Beijing sees having power over the selection of the spiritual leader’s successor as an opportunity to stamp more authority on ...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit China this weekend, his first trip in over five years, as both ...

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we are flagging some hurdles ahead of an EU summit in ...

India's foreign minister will visit China this weekend in his first trip in over five years, people familiar with the matter said, as the two Asian neighbors work to repair ties following deadly ...

In 1959, when the 14th Dalai Lama fled Chinese annexation and walked into India through Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, it wasn’t just a refugee crisis—it was a reaffirmation of this timeless bond. More ...

Union minister for minority affairs Kiren Rijiju voiced support, stating, “Only the Dalai Lama and conventions established by him can decide his successor.” However, the ministry of external affairs ...