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China tests upgraded light battle tank for deployment in Himalayan Tibet

(TibetanReview.net, Dec16’25) – Both India and China have been continuing to strengthen their Tibet-border security with building and improvement of infrastructure, and deployment of various types of arms and equipment, while maintaining large bodies of troops in the wake...

Shipki-La India-Tibet border trade to resume after six years

(TibetanReview.net, Dec16’25) – India–Tibet border trade through the Shipki-La strategic pass in Kinnaur district will resume from Jun 2026, after a gap of six years, as India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has given political clearance to Himachal Pradesh...

Many more sites identified to flood Tibet with millions more Chinese tourists each year

(TibetanReview.net, Dec15’25) – In a move to bring many more millions of Chinese tourists to Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) each year, even as the territory remains tightly restricted for non-Chinese foreign visitors, the authorities have identified more than 58,000...

Elections’26: The story of Kalsang Tsering, a leader of integrity and experience

Dr Tashi Phuntsok* presents his case for the election of Mr Kalsang Tsering as the member of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile from the Australasia constituency in the upcoming, 2026 Tibetan elections. The vibrant democratic tradition founded under the visionary leadership...

First Int’l conference on the 6th Dalai Lama: India’s fitting response to China’s aggression on Arunachal Pradesh

OPINION Vijay Kranti* condemns China’s criticism of the first international conference on the Sixth Dalai Lama of Tibet – which was held in Arunachal Pradesh recently – as a baseless justification of its colonial annexation of Tibet exposed by...

Dalai Lama in Mundgod Tibetan settlement for seven weeks

(TibetanReview.net, Dec13’25) – After leaving Dharamshala on Dec 11 morning, and spending the night in New Delhi – where he underwent a routine medical check-up – the Dalai Lama has arrived at Drepung Monastery in the Tibetan settlement in...

Elections’26: Re-electing Sikyong Penpa Tsering: A timely New Year’s Resolution

OPINION Dr Nawang Phuntsog* explains why he has made a New Year Resolution to re-elect Sikyong Penpa Tsering and is inviting others to do likewise in the upcoming, 2026 Tibetan elections. As the year draws to a close, the...

China-appointed Panchen’s Dalai Lama-reincarnation remarks condemned

(TibetanReview.net, Dec12’25) – Although lacking legitimacy, Gyaincain Norbu, the man chosen by China as the 11th Panchen Lama of Tibet over the already recognized reincarnation of the 10th Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, abducted and disappeared by the latter...

Lawmakers from six countries join Tibetans to celebrate 36th Dalai Lama Nobel Peace Prize anniversary

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’25) – Lawmakers from six countries across continents – the Czech Republic, France, Chile, Australia, New Zealand and Fiji – joined the Tibetan people in celebrating the 36th anniversary of the conferment of the Nobel Peace Prize on...

EU urges accountability for disappeared Panchen Lama, hands-off Dalai Lama reincarnation on world Human Rights Day

(TibetanReview.net, Dec11’25) – The Delegation of the European Union to China has on Dec 10 expressed disappointment over the fact that 40 rounds of EU–China Human Rights Dialogues and 25 rounds of EU–China Summits had not led to any...