(TibetanReview.net, Sep30’26) – The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) at Dharamshala, India, has on Sep 30 released a revised version of its “Vision Paper: Securing Tibet’s Future”, encapsulating the totality of its political, administrative, and socio-economic policies, programmes, and goals.
The paper defines CTA’s two key responsibilities as: seeking an early resolution to the Sino-Tibet conflict and promoting the welfare of the Tibetan community in exile, while also ensuring efficient and effective administrative functioning of the CTA through strengthening its capacity.
Guided by the principles of Equitable Justice, Cooperative Effort, and Moving Forward, the revised paper aims to provide clear direction and guidance to the staff and leadership of the CTA. It seeks to further strengthen institutional efficiency, enhance productivity, foster cohesive collaboration, promote sustainability, and ensure greater self-reliance in the face of emerging challenges, said the CTA on its Tibet.net website Sep 30.
Sikyong Penpa Tsering has introduced the key issues outlined in the paper to a gathering of the CTA staff, as well as to the general Tibetan public through Tibet TV online telecasting, using a PowerPoint presentation.
In his message for the occasion, the Sikyong has said: “The 16th Kashag (the Tibetan cabinet, 2021-26) published the Vision Paper: Securing Tibet’s Future to help officials, the public, and all concerned understand the importance of Tibet and the Tibetan people; strategies for realising the just cause of Tibet; policies for the welfare of the Tibetan community in exile; and plans to strengthen the CTA. It sought to bring everyone’s collective efforts together and has yielded positive results. Building on that foundation, we now present a revised paper setting out the 17th Kashag’s overall position, working approaches, and long-term vision for the attention of all relevant stakeholders.”
The first of the paper’s three sections talks about “the realisation of the just cause of Tibet through strengthening the existing Permanent Strategy Committee; engaging with Chinese people and affected groups; securing recognition of Tibet’s historical status; countering the Chinese government’s interference in the reincarnation of His Holiness the Dalai Lama; countering the Chinese government’s infiltration and deception; and strengthening Tibetan advocacy.”
The paper’s second section, which focuses on the welfare of the Tibetan community in exile, seeks to address “the reinforcement of social cohesion through safeguarding and sustaining democratic practices, ensuring transparency in administration, strengthening relations between the administration and the public, providing additional care for those in need, empowering women and youth, and strengthening relations with organisations and other bodies.”
It also sets out the goal of “protecting Tibetan identity and sustaining the community by building and sustaining compact Tibetan communities, supporting monastic and religious institutions, promoting healthy settlements, and creating opportunities for sustainable livelihoods.” It “underscores the promotion of Tibetan education and language through consolidating Tibetan schools in India, sustaining the Basic Education Policy for Tibetans-in-Exile, and promoting the use and development of the Tibetan language and script.”
The emphasis of the paper’s third section is on strengthening the capacity of the CTA. It “addresses programme planning, implementation, and follow-up in accordance with the laws of the host country, with the aim of ensuring financial transparency and a sound system of accountability. It further highlights the strengthening of institutional capacity through the controlled and appropriate use of artificial intelligence, the establishment of an Institutional Development Index Data Management (IDI-DM) system, and the timely delivery of staff capacity-building training.”
The Tibet.net report said that along with the CTA’s revised Vision Paper, two additional documents outlining the current, 17th Kashag’s position and providing guidelines for the working approach of CTA departments were also presented to the gathering.