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China confirms resumption of annual Indian pilgrimage to eastern Tibet, cites 75th diplomatic ties anniversary

(TibetanReview.net, Apr28’25) – China has confirmed today India’s External Affairs Ministry statement Apr 22 that the annual Indian pilgrimage to Mt Kailash and lake Mansarovar will resume and take place over Jun-Aug this year after a hiatus of five...

A Pakistan hitch on road to normalizing Sino-India ties?

(TibetanReview.net, Apr27’25) – As India and China marked progress in normalizing bilateral ties with the announcement of the resumption of the Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage in western Tibet for Indian believers from Jun 30 after a gap of nearly five years,...

Tibet’s ‘stolen Child’, the 11th Panchen Lama, highlighted on his 36th birthday

(TibetanReview.net, Apr26’25) – As China continues to keep in hiding the 11th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima in defiance of decades-long global demands for access to him, including from the United Nations, members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have...

London auction to feature rare 14th Dalai Lama enthronement pictures from British gov’t witness’ collection

(TibetanReview.net, Apr25’25) – Ahead of the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, which the Central Tibetan Administration plans to commemorate with a year-long series of events internationally, and as China remains determined to select the 15th “reincarnation” of him in defiance...

Judge halts shutdown of VOA, RFA etc in a decision condemned by White House

(TibetanReview.net, Apr24’25) – After a temporary block on his March order by a New York judge, a federal district judge in Washington, DC, has on Apr 23 ordered the Trump administration to restore all jobs and funding for the...

Government-organized Kailash-Mansarovar pilgrimage to Tibet to resume Jun 30

(TibetanReview.net, Apr23’25) – Starting Jun 30, Indian devotees will finally be able to undertake government-organized pilgrimage to Mt Kailash and Lake Mansarovar in eastern Tibet’s Purang County, Ngari Prefecture, after a gap of some five years, according Indian media...

Dalai Lama condoles Pope’s death, the two have never met

(TibetanReview.net, Apr22’25) – The Dalai Lama has on Apr 21 expressed sadness over the death of Pope Francis, writing to The Most Reverend Leopoldo Girelli, The Apostolic Nuncio to India and Nepal, the ambassador of the Holy See. The...

China to sanction US lawmakers, officials, NGO leaders for Hong Kong democracy support

(TibetanReview.net, Apr21’25) – China has responded to the US sanctioning of six of its officials on the mainland and Hong Kong last month by announcing Apr 21 sanctions on some US congress members, government officials as well as heads...

Tibetans incensed by China-Vietnam’s hasty cremation of detained Tibetan lama’s remains

(TibetanReview.net, Apr21’25) – As both China and Vietnam continued to remain tight-lipped over the arrest and custodial death under suspicious circumstances on Mar 29 of a highly respected fugitive Tibetan lama and the secretive and hasty cremation on Apr...

Buddhaguptha Natha, the Buddha of the 16th century (1514-1610)

OPINION While it is generally believed that Buddhism had become almost extinct in India by the end of the 12th century, the fact that Buddhaguptha Natha, a Tamil Yogi who appeared like ‘Shukra’ in the sky of India’s Buddhism,...