i WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (31ST AUGUST TO 06TH SEPTEMBER 2020) | Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Meeting Participants in This Year’s Sho-tön April 22, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – This morning His

Teachings for Mongolians — Second Day April 20, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – Today, the clouds

The Hundred Deities of the Joyous Land April 19, 2024 Thekchen Chöling, Dharamsala, HP, India – The sky was

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

WEEKLY TIBET NEWS DIGEST (31ST AUGUST TO 06TH SEPTEMBER 2020)

BDL MEDIA | September 7, 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

·         Teaching Requested by Asian Buddhists — Day One

·         Teaching Requested by Asian Buddhists — Day Two

·         Teaching Requested by Asian Buddhists – Day Three

·         Condolences on the Death of Former President Pranab Mukherjee

TIBETANS IN EXILE

·         ‘Irreparable loss of a colossal leader’: Sikyong condoles demise of former President Pranab Mukherjee

·         Speaker Pema Jungney condoles the demise of Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee

·         CTA holds prayer service for former President Pranab Mukherjee

·         Xi Jinping’s Proposed Policy Direction on Tibet Misguided: CTA President

·         A delegation of the Standing Committee meets Former HP Minister Shri Sudhir Sharma

·         Chime Tseyang assumes charge as Information Secretary of DIIR

·         Revive and re-approaching ITSG Members of Herbertpur, Dehradun

TIBETAN DEMOCRACY DAY

·         Tibetans mark 60 years of democracy, pays tribute to its pioneer, His Holiness the Dalai Lama

·         Kashag’s Statement on the 60th Anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day

·         Statement of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan Democracy Day

·         Tibetans in diaspora celebrate 60th Tibetan democracy day

·         Office of Tibet-DC hosts virtual celebration of Tibetan Democracy Day 2020

·         OOT London hosts panel discussion on Tibetan democracy, youth participation and prospects

WORLDWIDE TIBETAN MOVEMENT

·         ICT welcomes Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden statement on his Tibet policy

·         European Perspective On His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibet – A Virtual Panel Discussion

·         US to China: Resume talks with the Dalai Lama and envoys to resolve Tibet issue peacefully

·         China Plans Building Spree In Tibet As India Tensions Rise: Report

·         Tibetan National Flag raised at London Borough of Waltham Forest on 60th Tibetan Democracy Day

FEATURE & ARTICLES

·         Tibet in Sino-India Relations: A Six Decades of Miscalculation and the Heavy Cost by Tenzin Lhadon, Tibet Policy Institute

·         Xi Jinping’s speech at Tibet Work Forum betrays CCP’s policy failure by T.G. Arya, tibet.net

·         India needs to review its Tibet policy both for strategic reasons and protecting Tibetans by SD Pradhan, Times of India

·         China’s expansionist agenda takes shape on the Indian border by Brahma Chellaney

·         India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In by Jeffrey Gettleman, Sameer Yasir and Hari Kumar