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Dharamshala: The 16th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration convened the 8th Permanent Strategy Committee meeting at the Bylakuppe Tibetan Settlement in Karnataka, India, on 23 January 2026. The three-day meeting is chaired by Sikyong Penpa Tsering and attended by all the committee members, including Kalon (Minister) Dolma Gyari (Department …

Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 21st January 2026: This morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Drepung Gomang Monastery for the short drive to the Ganden Monastery campus. His first stop was at Jangtsé College where he had been requested to consecrate a new classroom building, and the statues of Jé Tsongkhapa …

New York: On 15 January 2026, the Hu Yaobang and Zhao Ziyang Foundation (Hu-Zhao Foundation) marked its 20th anniversary with a commemorative gathering in New York. The event reflected on the work of Chinese democratic ideals and discussed China’s prospects amid global transformation. Zhang Aimei, president of the foundation, and …

Drepung Gomang, Mundgod, Karnataka, India, 17 January 2026: Yesterday, 237 students of Geshé Dorjee Damdul, Director, Tibet House, New Delhi, attended an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Geshé-la introduced the students, more than one hundred of whom were Indians while others came from many different countries around the …

Dharamshala: This morning on 14 January 2026, the 16th Kashag of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), led by Sikyong Penpa Tsering, reviewed and finalised the budget proposals of CTA departments and offices for the 2026-2027 financial year at the Kashag Secretariat. Sikyong was joined by Kalon (Minister) Tharlam Dolma Changra …

On the afternoon of Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Office of Tibet in Washington DC, with strong support from Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, successfully organised the “Year of Compassion – Canada Sino-Tibet Dialogue” event in Toronto. This exchange gathering brought together young participants from the 2025 Tibetan Youth Leadership and …