Commentaries & Opinion Pieces

July 20, 2020 Dharamshala: His Holiness the Dalai Lama offered condolences on the passing away of US Congressman and Civil rights icon John Lewis yesterday. He expressed his sadness on the latter’s passing away while noting the great legacy of the deceased civil rights pioneer whose impact on the civil …

CTA President calls the US sanctions on top Chinese officials ‘a right and a timely message to China’/File image Dharamshala: The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party, including Chen Quanguo, party secretary of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region and member of …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wishes His Holiness the Dalai Lama a belated birthday at a press event on 9 July 2020. Dharamshala: US Secretary of State Pompeo, at the press briefing earlier this week extended a warm belated birthday wish to His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his …

Honourable Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay, Finance Kalon Karma Yeshi and Chief Resilience Officer/SARD Director Kaydor Aukatsang lead the press briefing on the USAID’s direct funding of almost USD 1 million to CTA. Dharamshala: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a sum of $997,124 to SARD to “strengthen the financial …

Dharasmhala: When His Holiness the Dalai Lama saw the faces of an array of police officers and staff of the Metropolitan Police on the screens before him this morning, he waved and greeted them warmly, “Hello, hello, hello”. Once he was settled in his seat, he remarked that while he’s …

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo/AFP Dharamshala: In a biting criticism of China’s continued restrictions over access to Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and other Tibetan areas, the US State Department said that it is announcing visa restrictions on PRC government and Chinese Communist Party officials under the Reciprocal Access to …