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China’s reckless expansion turning Tibet into a climate catastrophe, warns Stockholm report
The study, released by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs ahead of COP30, warns that Tibet, often called the "Roof of the World", is facing environmental breakdown with global implications.
Report Says China Exploits Tibet’s Fragile Environment for Profit
An Asian Lite report says China’s fireworks and hydropower projects in Tibet reveal hypocrisy in its global climate stance and disregard for local ecology.
Young Chinese Soldiers Reluctant to Serve in Tibet, Report Says
A soldier’s punishment for refusing PLA service in Tibet has fueled online debate, revealing growing unease among young Chinese over harsh postings.
Communities where women marry multiple men exist all over the world. They often have one thing in common
From Himalayan hamlets to Amazonian tribes, the increasingly rare tradition is tied to the enduring human problems of scarcity, survival and solidarity. Namita Singh writes
Taiwan: India’s distant neighbor
Between Taiwan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC), with which India shares a contested land border, India and its civil society seem to have moved much closer to the former, notwithstanding the ...
UP Dy CM Maurya leads delegation of monks to transport Buddha relics to Russia’s Kalmykia for exposition
The exposition will be held in the capital city of Elista, the capital city of Kalmykia, from October 11 to 18.
Monks offer prayers to sacred Buddha relics being taken to Russia
National Museum Director General Gurmeet Singh Chawla and a high-level delegation of 11 senior Indian monks on Saturday offered prayers to the sacred Relics of Gautam Buddha, before departing for Russia's Kalmykia Republic for an exposition.
The week around the world in 20 pictures
The ceasefire deal, Russian strikes on Kyiv, protests in Madagascar and Paris fashion week: the past seven days as captured by the world’s leading photojournalists Continue reading...
Yeshi Togden elected Gu Chu Sum’s new President, pledges to revive organisation and restore collaborations
Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 10: Former political prisoner and one of the founding members of the Gu Chu Sum Movement Association of Tibet, Yeshi Togden, has been elected the new President of the organisation after securing 26 votes out...
China’s mega-projects pushing Tibet to “Extreme Ecological Stress”, warns Stockholm report ahead of COP30
Tsering Dhundup DHARAMSHALA, Oct. 10: China’s infrastructure expansion, militarisation, and resource extraction have pushed the Tibetan Plateau towards “extreme ecological stress”, warns a new report by the Stockholm Centre for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs. Released ahead of COP30, the report...














