Tibet
-
Head of Tibet government-in-exile visits White House for first time in six decades
The visit by Lobsang Sangay, president of the Central Tibetan administration, could further infuriate BeijingT…
-
‘Buddha would be green’: Dalai Lama calls for urgent climate action
Exclusive: The Dalai Lama warns of terrible consequences of climate inactionThe Dalai Lama has appealed to wor…
-
Tibetan diaspora spying case in New York sows distrust and confusion
An NYPD officer is accused of monitoring fellow Tibetan exiles on behalf of China in a case highlighted by Mik…
-
Report charts China’s expansion of mass labour programme in Tibet
Researcher says 500,000 rural workers trained for factories this year in programme likened to Xinjiang operati…
-
‘Chairman Xi’ seeks only to purge and subjugate. That is his weakness
From Tibet to Taiwan, China’s leader is intent on wielding absolute power. Instead he is fanning the flames of…
-
Charles Allen obituary
Author of Plain Tales from the Raj, and historian concerned with ’relearning’ the role of orientalists in sout…
-
Dalai Lama to release album of mantras and teachings set to music
‘Music has the potential to reach many more people,’ says the Tibetan spiritual leaderThe Dalai Lama, whose me…
- Animals, Conservation, Endangered species, Environment, Mountains, Nepal, Science, South and Central Asia, Tibet, World news
Himalayan wolf lopes towards recognition as distinct species
Animal’s unique adaptation to low-oxygen life can be basis for protection, say researchersWolves living in the…
- Climate change, Environment, Glaciers, India, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Mountains, Science, South and Central Asia, Tibet
The world has a third pole – and it’s melting quickly
An IPCC report says two-thirds of glaciers on the largest ice sheet after the Arctic and Antarctic are set to …
-
Nepal sets new rules for Everest climbers after deadly season
Permit will depend on climbers having ascended at least one 6,500-metre Nepalese peakAll climbers seeking a pe…