(TibetanReview.net, Jan24’19) – Contrary to previous Indian media reports which cited government officials as saying he had not responded to offers to grant him visa, the Karmapa has said he has continued to remain in contact with New Delhi and was still waiting for a response to his application. In […]

(TibetanReview.net, Dec28, 2018) – India has denied reports that it is insisting on the Karmapa returning to the country on his Identity Certificate (IC), a document with limited international acceptability, issued by it to Tibetans for overseas travels, according to thehindu.com Dec 27. The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje was […]

(TibetanReview.net, Dec10, 2018) – The Karmapa, one of the most influential leaders in Tibetan Buddhism, is unable to come to India because New Delhi insists that he stick to the highly restrictive, little recognized overseas travel document called Identity Certificate (IC) it issues to Tibetan residents in the country whereas […]

It was inadvertently mentioned in our stories titled “Karmapa’s November visit to Dharamshala seen as uncertain” dated Oct 28’18 and “Karmapa awaits Indian visa for this month’s religious meet in Dharamshala” Nov 2’18 (last para), that the Karmapa had acquired a passport of the Dominican Republic which recently switched diplomatic […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov02, 2018) – The Karmapa has cited difficulties presented by the government-of-India-issued Identity Certificate (IC) at airports, including even lack of acceptability, to explain why he had to acquire a Commonwealth of Dominica passport. IC is the document the government of India issues to Tibetans living in the country […]

(TibetanReview.net, Oct28, 2018) – Conflicting reports cast doubts on whether the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje will be able to travel to Dharamsala, India, next month to take part in a meeting of Tibet’s top religious figures. Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is seen as being likely to discuss […]

(TibetanReview.net, Oct12, 2018) – In what is seen as a sudden development, the two 17th Karmapa reincarnate claimants put forward by rival regents designated for the recognition of the reincarnation of the 16th Karmapa have met at an undisclosed location in rural France over four days and issued a joint […]

(TibetanReview.net, Oct04, 2018) – The 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje is reported to have acquired a Dominican Republic passport in order to be able to travel freely to his many centres across the world even as New Delhi continues to urge him to return to India as desired by his […]

(TibetanReview.net, Sep11, 2018) – The government of India had put the Karmapa under watch at the time of his arrival at Dharmashala on Jan 5, 2000 after escaping from Chinese ruled Tibet because of some “suspicion” but that phase is “over”, reported indianexpress.com Sep 10, citing a top former Indian […]

(TibetanReview.net, Aug01, 2018) – Ending speculations that he may most likely not return to India where his movement had remained restricted by New Delhi, the second most prominent Tibetan religious figure at present, the 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, has said Jul 30 that he will definitely return. In an […]