Tibet Festival Highlights Issue of Religious Freedom
Unfurling a giant cloth painting of the Buddha over a mountainside beside the great Drepung monastery, monks gave Tibetan pilgrims an annual glimpse Sunday of one of Tibet’s great ceremonies.
China signals talks unlikely with Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama may only return to his homeland if he renounces aspirations for Tibetan independence and any talks can be held only with his personal representative, a senior Chinese official has said.
Tibetans say dangerous lake result of China’s development work
Tibetan government-in-exile has accused China of carrying out extensive construction on the river Pareechu, resulting in the formation of an artificial lake in Tibet, which is threatening flash floods in northern parts of India.