Tibet at 91: The Unfinished Reckoning of a Civilization in Exile

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As China makes its move to assimilate Tibet, including by nationalizing the Dalai Lama reincarnation recognition process, the question is, does the rest of the world see a geopolitical calculation to be managed, or a shared human responsibility to be honoured? History will remember which answer we gave, writes Dr. Yashwant Singh.*

On July 6, 2026, an old man in maroon robes sat before long-life prayers and khata scarves in Leh, India, marking 91 years on this earth. He has no army, no seat at the United Nations, no territory he governs. And yet few living figures command the moral gravity of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama. That a stateless monk can still summon presidents, parliamen...

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