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The Greening of the Self

A 1994 interview with the late Joanna Macy The post The Greening of the Self appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Week in Pictures: From Israeli air raids in Gaza to protests in Serbia

A global roundup of some of last week’s events.

Acceptance and the Tibetan Diaspora On-Screen

An interview with Tibetan Canadian filmmaker Kunsang Kyirong about her debut feature film, 100 Sunset The post Acceptance and the Tibetan Diaspora On-Screen appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Lhadon Tethong Interviewed on BBC World Service’s Newshour

Tibet Action’s Institute Director Lhadon Tethong was interviewed on the BBC World Service’s programme Newshour on September 1, 2025 about the 60th Anniversary of the founding of the “Tibet Autonomous Region” and Xi Jinping’s recent visit to Lhasa. Listen...

Sangha Across Time

Following in the footsteps of Michael Dillon The post Sangha Across Time appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Appeasing China won’t help India counter Donald Trump’s tactics

In 2020, China’s stealth encroachments into India’s Himalayan borderlands triggered deadly clashes and a prolonged military standoff that nearly erupted into war. Five years on, the border crisis rema...

Floods, an immigration protest and returned colonial relics: photos of the day – Tuesday

The Guardian’s picture editors select photographs from around the world Continue reading...

Xi Pushes Global Governance Plan; SCO Summit Photo With Xi, Modi, Putin Goes Viral

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes his first trip to China in seven years. Chinese leader Xi Jinping rolls out a new global governance initiative, with Beijing’s new plans following the Belt and Road. We take a closer look...

SCO Summit: Modi–Xi meeting signals cautious progress, border issue still central, experts say

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit was described as substantive but cautious, with experts stressing that peace and tranquillity at the border remain central to India-China ties. While China projects itself as...

Beijing's Dangerous Game in Tibet

How controlling the Dalai Lama’s succession could backfire.

India committed to improving ties with China, Modi tells Xi before SCO meet

Indian leader appears to mark waning of strategic ties with US after Trump slapped punishing tariffs on Indian goods.

Tibet was not ‘always part’ of China

When Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) stood in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa on Thursday last week, flanked by Chinese flags, synchronized schoolchildren and armed Chinese People’s Liberation ...

EDITORIAL: India’s calculated Taiwan stance

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China yesterday, where he is to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) and Russian Presid...

Reeling from Trump's tariffs, India and China seek a business reboot

India's prime minister hopes to draw nearer to some of the world’s largest economies.

India-China water weaponization

The moment rivers traverse borders, their courses affect terrains and political responses. Sitting atop the glistening snowy Tibetan Plateau is the Angsi Glacier, the source of the Brahmaputra. The ri...

Xi Jinping in Tibet: Decoding Internal Policy and External Signaling

Xi’s visit to the TAR was about China’s external relations – and especially India – as much as it was about domestic political priorities.

Traveling Photographer Spends 17 Years (And Counting) Documenting Indigenous Cultures

Traveling Photographer Spends 17 Years (And Counting) Documenting Indigenous Cultures Since 2008, photographer and ethnographer Alexander Khimushin has been traveling the world to study Indigenous cultures. Khimushin, who grew up in the remote reaches of Siberia, has immersed himself...

Sentence extension for environmental activist A-Nya Sengdra

The costs of protecting Tibet's environment: as one environmental campaigner has their sentence extended another is subjected to strict surveillance. Source

China’s infrastructure push in Tibet aims to elevate investments on world’s roof

From giant dams to sprawling railways, Beijing has pledged to step up investments along the so-called roof of the world, led by state-owned enterprises, as China marks the 60th anniversary of the Tibet autonomous region’s establishment. The State-owned Assets...

The truth behind Xi’s Tibet visit

In July 2021, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) made a historic visit to Tibet, becoming the first president of the People’s Republic of China to do so since Jiang Zemin (江澤民) in 1999. During the una...

Scholar monk commits suicide after oppression in Tibet during Dalai Lama’s birthday

Fifty-two year old Shersang Gyatso died at his monastery in Ba County, following an intensive crackdown. Source

Xi Jinping's visit to Tibet exposes China's fragile frontier

Chinese leader's attempt to overshadow the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday reveals insecurity to the watching world

Trump's war on the Fed exposes cracks in central bank independence

What was once a pillar of monetary policy is now vulnerable to political attack

Artist who fled to the UK after exhibition exposing authoritarian regimes was censored ‘does not feel safe at all’

Burmese artist Sai opens up about ongoing battle against global oppression after Chinese officials allegedly demand his show on authoritarian regimes be shut down

The secret to happiness? Finding joy in others. It’s free, simple and will gladden your heart | Nadine Levy

When we rejoice in others’ success, the Dalai Llama once said, we multiply our chances by billions. These are good odds!Making sense of it is a column about spirituality and how it can be used to navigate everyday lifeI...