i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (10th AUGUST to 16th AUGUST 2020) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (10th AUGUST to 16th AUGUST 2020)

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

·         Conflict, COVID and Compassion

·         Expressing Sympathy with the People of Bihar

·         His Holiness the Dalai Lama to release new book on climate change, ‘Our Only Home’ in November 2020

TIBET & TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Pollution from Illegal Coal Mining in Qinghai Creates Hardship for Tibetan Nomads

·         “As India succeeded in its Independence movement, Tibet’s Middle Way Policy will succeed” : CTA President at India’s 74th Independence day celebration

·         India and democratic allies must counter China threat, raise Tibet, Xinjiang: President Dr Sangay

·         20th CTA Task Force Briefing: 9 new cases this week, total 19 active cases and 67 recoveries

·         Deputy Speaker Acharya Yeshi Phuntsok partakes in Plantation Program

KASHAG FOUR YEARS IN OFFICE

·         Sikyong’s political statement on completing 9th year in office

·         15th Kashag Completes Four Years in Office: Exclusive interview with Chorig Kalon Karma Gelek Yuthok

·         Comparing India’s New Education Policy 2020 and Basic Education Policy of Tibetans: Exclusive Interview with Education Kalon

·         15th Kashag Completes Four Years in Office: Exclusive interview with Finance Kalon Karma Yeshi

WORLDWIDE TIBET MOVEMENT

·         Solo protest infront of Chinese Embassy in Brussels against China’s repression of Tibetans

·         Four Tibetan peace marchers in London call on UK to enact Reciprocal Access Bill and sanction Chinese leaders over rights abuse

·         Office of Tibet, Taiwan pays tribute to late Lee Teng Hui, Taiwan’s father of democracy

·         National Convener for Core Group for Tibet-India Cause calls for internal discussion

·         ITFS Bengaluru organises webinar on ‘Future Strategies of Deepening Indo-Tibet Relations and Protest against the Chinese Communist Regime’

·         The Economist Quietly Drops Advertisement Features Paid by Chinese State Media

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         The Tangled History of the ‘Tibet Card’ by Ben Hales, The Diplomat

·         Japan must curb Chinese aggression surrounding the Senkaku Islands by Brahma Chellaney, Nikkei Asian Review

·         China’s dams in Tibet may pose threat to India’s water supply | Satellite images explain by Col. Vinayak Bhat, Indiatoday.in

·         PLA still at LAC, India plans new ways to counter China’s wolf-warrior diplomacy by Shishir Gupta, Hindustantimes.com