NEW DELHI: Earlier this month, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader the Dalai Lama anointed an 8-year-old Mongolian boy as the reincarnation of a deceased lama. The boy is now the 10th Khalka Jetsun Dhampa Rinpoche and will, when he comes of age, head the Jonang Monastery in Shimla. Tibet scholars and watchers say the move is guaranteed […]Read More

This year’s annual meetings of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)—popularly called the “Two Sessions”—saw a markedly lower level of focus on Tibet than in recent years. Unlike in the past, this year saw no special press conference by leaders of the Tibetan delegation nor was any statement […]Read More
DHAKA: Both Bangladesh and India are embarrassed over the immense delay towards a sustainable solution to sharing of the trans-boundary Teesta river, which remains a bone of contention between the two closest neighbours. This week Bangladesh raised fresh concern with New Delhi, after an Indian newspaper, The Telegraph, reported that West Bengal government has plans […]Read More

Sri Lanka will have to implement a new fiscal framework with a number of crucial economic reforms which can ensure the long-term economic stability of the country, says President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Tabling the agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Parliament, Wickremesinghe noted that Sri Lanka is now commencing a new journey and that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Japan on Monday unveiled its new vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) which includes integrated development of Northeast India and Bangladesh as part of a broader Bay of Bengal community. Calling India an “indispensable partner”, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined his new Indo-Pacific strategy during a policy speech at the […]Read More
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