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India hands over first components of 70-metre “Bailey Bridge” to Nepal for flood-hit areas

India on Saturday handed over the first consignment of components for a 70-metre Bailey bridge to Nepal’s Road Division in Hetauda, marking a significant step in restoring vital connectivity disrupted by the devastating Bhote Koshi- Trishuli flash floods last...

Why India Cannot Trust China

By Khedroob Thondup Introduction. India’s relationship with China is one of the most consequential in Asia, shaping the future of regional security, trade, and diplomacy. Yet trust between the two nations has remained elusive. From the 1962 war to...

What underlies lack of information from Tibet about the Aug 26 flash floods

(TibetanReview.net, Sep11’26) – “Freedom of speech” and “truth” are no defence when China charges citizens for “spreading rumours” online. Anything not reported by the state media or officially announced is either “state secret” or “rumour”, warranting instant punishment. And...

Amid tight security, Tibetans protest during President Xi Jinping’s New Delhi BRICS visit

(TibetanReview.net, Sep11’26) – Tibetans staged a protest rally in the local area of their Samyeling community in Delhi on Sep 11, the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s arrival for the 18th BRICS summit in the Indian capital. China had...

BREAKING: Tibetan Activists Unfurl Anti-Xi Jinping Banners Near BRICS Summit Venue, Warning of Chinese Border Expansionism and Environmental Threats

NEW DELHI — At 7:32 am local time, four activists from Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) unfurled two banners reading “Xi Jinping = Genocide” and “Tibet is Facing Ecocide: Free Tibet” alongside a Tibetan National Flag near Bharat...

ICT invites applications for the Rowell Fund for Tibet’s 2027 grant cycle

September 11, 2026 The International Campaign for Tibet is now accepting applications for the Rowell Fund for Tibet’s 2027 grant cycle. This fund supports Tibetans who can make a significant impact in their communities or reach an international audience...

Tibetans protest against Xi Jinping’s visit to New Delhi, activists detained near summit venue

Tenzin Nyidon  NEW DELHI, Sept. 11: Hundreds of Tibetans took to the streets of New Delhi on Friday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s scheduled participation in the 18th BRICS Summit, calling for greater international attention to Tibet ahead...

Tibetan Youth Congress protests Xi Jinping’s Delhi visit, calls China’s ethnic unity law ‘genocide’

Members of the Tibetan community, led by the Tibetan Youth Congress, on Thursday staged a demonstration at Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit for the BRICS Summit, accusing Beijing of suppressing Tibet’s identity and...

Tibetan Youth Congress Protests Xi Jinping’s Planned India Visit Ahead of BRICS Summit

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 11 Sept: Over 200 members of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), representing 20 regional chapters across India, staged a “Chalo Delhi” demonstration in the national capital on Friday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming...

China Blocks Tibetan Relief Efforts and Punishes Critics After Deadly Kyirong Floods

Chinese authorities have imposed sweeping restrictions on Tibetans seeking to enter the flood-devastated Kyirong region of occupied Tibet to assist affected communities, as hundreds remain missing following one of the deadliest disasters to strike the Himalayan border region in...

Nepal flash floods death toll rises to 1,385; 5,000 missing

The death toll in Nepal due to the flash floods rose to 1,385 on Friday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while search and rescue operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people. The flash floods,...

Democracy Survives Division: Taiwan’s Political Paradox

By Khedroob Thondup Taiwan’s democracy is noisy, divided, and often bruising. The two dominant parties—the KMT, which emphasises engagement with Beijing, and the DPP, which champions sovereignty and independence—represent starkly different visions of the island’s future. Yet despite this...

Tibetan community-in-exile stages symbolic protest ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit, demands repeal of ‘ethnic unity law’ by China

According to various rights groups, the legislation represents another step in Beijing's efforts to integrate ethnic minorities into a broader national identity

Spying, bioweapons, surveillance: Anthropic reveals how countries, groups are misusing Claude

AI company Anthropic has revealed how governments, criminal groups and other actors allegedly misused its Claude AI models for activities ranging from biological research and weapons development to mass surveillance, espionage, cyberattacks and influence operations. In a safety report...

Tibet jolted by 3.7 magnitude quake following catastrophic flash floods in Nepal

An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 on the Richter scale struck the Tibet region early Friday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).

Two Struggles

OPINION While the Tibetan people’s struggle for freedom is patent and grabs global attention, the one to preserve their idenity and integrity as a people in the face of deep-rooted existing, potentially divisive, causes, and as a result of...

China’s Tibet Flood Secrecy Raises Questions Over Death Toll, Data

KATHMANDU- On August 26, a glacier broke loose above the Nepal-Tibet border, sending a wall of ice, rock and water crashing down the Bhote Koshi valley. Within days, Nepal had reported more than 1,300 deaths and thousands of people...

‘Dictator Xi Jinping is not welcome’: TNC rebukes Tibetan groups over their courtesy to Xi

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: Tibetan independence group, Tibetan National Congress (TNC) has strongly condemned five Tibetan organisations for publicly “welcoming” Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of his expected visit to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit on September...

President Xi Jinping visiting New Delhi for BRICS summit, but Beijing refuses to confirm it?

(TibetanReview.net, Sep10’26) – China has refused to confirm even today (Sep 10) whether President Xi Jinping will visit India for the BRICS summit taking place in New Delhi over Sep 12-13, even though it has long been scheduled, or...

TWA marks 42nd anniversary, reaffirms commitment to middle way approach

Tenzin Nyidon DHARAMSHALA, Sept. 10: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA), the only women’s organisation in the Tibetan exile community, on Thursday commemorated the 42nd anniversary of its re-establishment in exile at an event held at the Tibetan Settlement Office...

TWA Anniversary Overshadowed by Debate Over Outreach to Xi

By Tenzin Chokyi DHARAMSALA, 10 Sept: The Tibetan Women’s Association (TWA) marked 42 years since its formal re-establishment in exile on Thursday, with its anniversary programme unfolding amid a growing debate within the Tibetan community over how the Tibetan...

Representative Jigme Tsering Paid a Courtesy Call on the Hon’ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju

New Delhi: Jigme Tsering, Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi, paid a courtesy call on Shri Kiren Rijiju, the Hon’ble Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Government of India, on 10 September 2026. During...

The Dalai Lama’s Democratic Vision in Exile

By Khedroob Thondup When Tibet’s spiritual leader fled into exile in 1959, he faced a choice that would define the Tibetan struggle for generations. Rather than consolidating authority in his own hands, the Dalai Lama chose to disperse it—encouraging...

Nepal floods: Toll climbs to 1,377; search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing

The death toll due to the flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,377 on Thursday as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, while rescue and search operations continue for more than 5,000 missing people, authorities said. At...

Australian MP Sophie Scamps Calls for Halt to Mega-Dam Projects in Tibet, Urges PM Albanese to Raise Tibet at UN

Canberra, 8 September 2026: Australian MP Dr Sophie Scamps has called on China to halt large-scale mega-dam and mining projects in Tibet, warning that unchecked development threatens the environment, water security and livelihoods of millions of people across Asia....