What happens when the Dalai Lama dies?

The question looms over this raggedy hillside town, a place where ancient mysticism constantly brushes against the realities of modern geopolitics. The monks

Dalai Lama & the Russian Card

Startling news often goes unnoticed amidst the daily diet of glamorous cricket. As happened on 13 May when Novosti, the Russian state-owned news agency, quoted the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov: “Russia is ready to help settle the conflict between China and the Tibetan

5.4 quake hits Kyegudo again: report

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday hit Kyegudo region in north-eastern Tibet, which was earlier hit by a deadly 6.9-magnitude earthquake last month, according to

Four to vie for Miss Tibet 2010 Crown

Four young Tibetan women are competing for this year’s Miss Tibet crown, the organiser of the Tibetan beauty pageant on Saturday announced during a press conference in the Indian city of Chandigarh.