Dams on the Tsangpo: A Geopolitical Gamble in a Fragile Land
The Tibetan Plateau is often called the “Third Pole” for its vast reserves of freshwater locked in glaciers and rivers….
Why India and China Can Never Agree on the Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation
The question of the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation is not merely a spiritual matter; it is a geopolitical fault line that…
Suppression of Aurat March: How patriarchy, power and religion assault on women’s rights
Some images refuse to fade with time. That image was difficult to ignore then, and remains difficult to erase from…
Xi Jinping’s Tyranny in Tibet: A Frontier of Darkness
Since 1950, Tibet has endured Beijing’s heavy hand, but under Xi Jinping the repression has metastasized into something far more…
The Failure of China’s Invasion of Tibet
When the Chinese Communist Party marched into Tibet in 1950, it declared the move a “liberation.” In reality, it was…
The Broken Promise of Pakistan to Balochistan’s Flood Victims
On August 11, 2026, the World Bank expressed serious dissatisfaction with the way Pakistani authorities were handling funds linked to…
Why the U.S. Should Recognize the Ganden Phodrang as the Legitimate Office of the Dalai Lama
For decades, Tibet’s future has been entangled in the geopolitical contest between Beijing’s claims of sovereignty and the Tibetan people’s…
August 11 and the Minority March: Confronting Pakistan’s Broken Promise of Equal Citizenship
On August 11, Pakistan observes National Minorities Day, a date chosen to commemorate Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s historic address to the…
The Broken Promise: How Beijing Reversed Its Agreement on the 11th Panchen Lama
A Rare Moment of Consensus. In the mid‑1990s, an extraordinary moment of consensus emerged between Beijing and Dharamsala. Both sides…
The Roadmap of Faith: Why Six Million Tibetans Stand With His Holiness
I am one of six million Tibetans who wholeheartedly support His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s roadmap for his next reincarnation….
