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WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (04TH to 10th Jan, 2021)

Weekly Tibet News Digest is a collection of different articles, columns and Tibet related news in and outside Tibet published in various websites. The views expressed are of the authors and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi.

HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA & TIBET

·         A Conversation on the Crisis of Climate Feedback Loops

·         Congratulating Nancy Pelosi

·         The Heart Sutra – First Day

·         The Heart Sutra – Second Day

·         The Heart Sutra – Third Day

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay-led CTA grateful to the United States for enactment of landmark Tibetan Policy and Support Act 2020

·         CTA President congratulates Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Re-election as US House Speaker

·         Deputy Speaker addresses the 17th Founding Anniversary of Central Council of Tibetan Medicine

·         Tibet Support Groups welcomes Peace Marchers at Bodhgaya, Bihar

·         Core Group for Tibetan Cause promotes awareness of Tibet and its significance at the 33rd book fair of Guwahati, Assam

·         41st COVID-19 briefing urges continued precautions necessary to avert resurgence

TIBETAN PRELIMINARY ELECTIONS 2021:

·         Exile Tibetans hold preliminary election for 2021 Sikyong and Members of 17th Tibetan Parliament

·         Extraordinary Tibetan elections under extraordinary circumstances in Western Europe

·         Sataun Tibetans participate in 2021 preliminary election for Sikyong and 17th Tibetan Parliament

·         Tibetans in the Russian Federation hit the polling stations with high enthusiasm

·         Tibetans in Japan actively participate in the preliminary round of 2021 Sikyong and Parliamentary elections

·     Tibetans in Central and Eastern Europe participate in preliminary round of 2021 Elections overcoming unprecedented challenges

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         Tibet should be recognised as an independent nation by Dr. Banshidhar Rukhaiyar

·         India Needs To Adopt Its Version Of Tibet Policy by Tsewang Rigzin, Outlook India

·         Refugees Are Victims of Chinese Espionage, Not Accomplices by Kelsang Dolma, Foreign Policy

·         It is time to ignore Chinese statements on Tibet by Harsha Kakar, The Statesman

·         Ladakh was the starting point. India-China ties are getting complicated by Shishir Gupta, Hindustan Times

·         Coronavirus | China denies entry to WHO experts by Ananth Krishnan, The Hindu

·         Investigation sought after ICT chairman’s testimony on Chinese censorship by International Campaign for Tibet