i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (22nd TO 27th DECEMBER 2020) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Discussion with Groups from Harvard – Second Day April 9, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

Discussion with Groups from Harvard April 8, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Prof Arthur Brooks

An Offering of Relics of the Buddha April 4, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – A long-standing ambition

Long Life Prayers April 3, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – The temperature was

Expression of Concern Following an Earthquake in Taiwan April 3, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – His Holiness the

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (22nd TO 27th DECEMBER 2020)

BDL MEDIA | December 28, 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

·         ‘Eight Verses for Training the Mind’ & ‘Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva’

·         Ngaba Tibetan imprisoned by China for celebrating His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s birthday released

TIBET POLICY & SUPPORT ACT 2020

·         US President Trump signs Tibetan Policy and Support bill; CTA recognized and funding for Tibet provided, tibet.net

·         US Congress Passes Tibetan Support and Policy Act of 2020: Exclusive interview with CTA President, tibet.net

·         Tibetan leader welcomes U.S. bill that reaffirms rights, The Reuters

·         US Congress expands Tibet support programs in 2021 budget, savetibet.org

·         US Congress stings China with new Tibet law on the next Dalai Lama, Hindustan Times

·         COVID-19 relief bill affirms US stance on successor to Dalai Lama, New York Post

·         US Congress passes landmark Bill in support of Tibet, Dalai Lama, IANS

·         Reading the new US policy on Tibet: snubs to China on Dalai Lama, rivers, The Indian Express

·         Speaker Pema Jungney welcomes the passage of Tibet Policy and Support Act by the US Congress, tibet.net

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         Tibetan Homes Foundation awarded “Appreciation Certificate” by regional CBSE office for academic excellence three years in a row

·         CTA’s Covid-19 taskforce cautions against increased risk of infection amidst festive season

·         Home Kalon concludes official tour of Paonta and Puruwala Tibetan Settlements

·         International Tukdam Research Team Members holds meeting to strengthen collaboration

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         Tibet: Time to Review India’s Tibet Policy by Prof. Ramu Manivannan

·         India, Like US, Must Have A Clear Tibet Policy to Counter China by Ashok K. Mehta

·         The battle over the next Dalai Lama by Hindustan Times in the Editorial

·         China’s atrocities in Tibet are growing too big to ignore by Josh Rogin

·         China’s Challenges to Global Democracy by Mercy A. Kuo