China to raise Tibet investment

China says it is to spend $13bn on boosting infrastructure in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet. The world’s highest airport and an extension to a controversial railway are among 180

Dreaming a cleaner Himalaya

Alma, a US citizen has been working on cleaning the environment of Bhagsu, Upper Dharamsala for the last three years. In the beginning, he got his motivation when after coming to such an ancient religious sanctuary-

China announces investment plan for Tibet

China has announced it is to invest $US12.9 billion in infrastructure in Tibet. State media reports that the 180 planned investments include an extension of the railway, an airport upgrade, and the provision of drinking

After 50 years, Dalai Lama visits BORI

THE visitor’s book at Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) has a blessing. It says, “With my sheer hope that this Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute will grow and

China is a 20th century idea

The nation of China evolved as an idea not more than 100 years ago. Then how could Tibet have always existed as a part of China? A conversation with the Dalai Lama in the 1980s