OPINION Aritra Banerjee* examines Beijing’s cognitive-warfare strategy in Tibet through the lens of strategic communication, drawing on Dr Neville Bolt’s formulation of “the continual calibration of persuasion and coercion, of friendship and force.” It traces how boarding schools, relocation policy,...

Professor Nawang Phuntsog* firmly believes that celebrating November 5th as Tibetan National Teacher’s Day is one way to honor His Eminence Samdhong Rinpoche’s exceptional lifelong dedication to education, service, and the promotion of truth and non-violence. I was in...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct25’25) – Even as it speaks of peace and tranquillity and restoration of normal ties with India, China continues to be busy preparing for war on a massive scale just across the border in occupied Tibet, according to...

Tenzin Jigmey* dwells on the role the Dalai Lama has played as a global mediator, guiding both scientists and contemplatives toward a more holistic vision of knowledge which unites the outer science of matter with the inner one of mind. ...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct23’25) – China and Russia have for years led repeated efforts to block funding for human rights-related works at the UN in closed-door meetings of the world body, reported Reuters Oct 22, citing Geneva-based non-profit group International Service...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct22’25) – Chinese authorities recently launched a surprise raid in the biggest Tibetan Buddhist monastery and surrounding religious places and villages in Sangchu (Chinese: Xiahe) County of Gansu province with a specific agenda to confiscate pictures of Tibet’s...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct21’25) – A religious gathering on the scale of a Kalachakra empowerment ceremony is unthinkable in the grid-managed Chinese ruled Tibet these days. It is therefore noteworthy that China just recently organized a Kalachakra Empowerment Ceremony in Tibet’s...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct21’25) – More than 120 noted academics, scientists, Buddhist scholars, business leaders, and policymakers visited the Dalai Lama’s residence over Oct 14-16 to attend or take part in the 39th annual dialogue with the Mind & Life Institute,...

BOOK REVIEW Dr. Nyima Tenzing* reviews Tsering Wangmo Dhompa’s The Politics of Sorrow, praising its sensitive depiction of marginal Tibetan exile narratives while critiquing areas requiring deeper analytical rigour. Specifically, it argues for more explicit engagement with the Ockenden...

(TibetanReview.net, Oct19’25) – There is no place for ethnic particularity under President Jinping’s drive towards political homogenisation of the People’s Republic of China and the recent removal and investigation of high-ranking officials from ethnic minority regions who held key...