Phuntsog Wangyal (Tibetanreview.net, May 7, 2016) Mustang is a region of Nepal offering breathtaking scenery and vast, magnificent landscapes. Despite its tranquil beauty, this region became a vital base as a strategic site for Tibetans to establish a secret resistance camp and fight for their homeland in 1962. Amid the […]

Dhardon Sharling (TibetanReview.net, Apr13, 2016) Back in June 1994, it was a rainy, gloomy day, and my eighth grade classmates and I were hoping that our Tibetan class instructor would take us to the screening of a documentary film about modern life in Tibet. With the weather adding to our […]

This editorial appeared in the Special Issue 2016 edition of Tibetan Review. The Sino-Tibetan conflict today is a battle for minds rather than for territory as far as the official Tibetan side is concerned. It is quintessentially a democratic campaign with a very limited scope. That is because whatever opportunities Tibet […]

(By Diane Wolff, Tibetan Review, Feb 20, 2016) In the background of the Pope’s recent visit to Mexico and the wider global historical experiences, Diane Wolff* asks, given China’s perception of free practice of Buddhism and its top leader, the Dalai Lama, as the biggest threats to its rule in […]

(By Tenzin Palkyi, Tibetan Review, Feb 19, 2016) With just over a month left until Tibetans queue at voting booths around the world to elect the Sikyong and Members of Parliament, I think it is important to reflect on our electoral process and explore opportunities to further strengthen democratic practices […]

  By Dr Satish Kumar* (TibetanReview.net, Sep21, 2015) – “Tibet is now in its golden age,” says a white paper on Tibet titled “Successful Practice of Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet” issued by China on September 6. This policy document was released to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding […]