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Trump signs Tibet policy to preempt Chinese move on Dalai Lama’s succession; China firmly opposes

8:28 pm December 28, 2020

Washington: US President Donald Trump has signed into law a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to the Dalai Lama and calls for establishing an American consulate in Tibet, prompting China to warn that the act will seriously disrupt and hurt bilateral relations. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 modifies and re-authorises various programmes and provisions related to […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

India’s foreign policy in 2020 saw recalibration following Chinese misadventure

3:42 pm December 27, 2020

New Delhi: India embarked on a major foreign policy overdrive in 2020, bringing its vision for a rules-based Indo-Pacific as a cornerstone of its diplomacy and displaying a steely resolve to fashion a regional environment conducive to its strategic interests in the face of China’s transgression attempts in eastern Ladakh that caused the most serious […]

British army helps clear backlog of virus-stranded drivers

6:52 pm December 25, 2020

London: Around 1,000 British soldiers were spending Christmas Day trying to clear a huge backlog of truck drivers stuck in southeast England after France briefly closed its border to the UK then demanded coronavirus tests from all amid fears of a new, apparently more contagious, virus variant. Even as 4,000 international truck drivers spent yet another day cooped up […]

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

US Congress seeks int’l coalitions to ensure next Dalai Lama is appointed by Tibetan Buddhists

10:37 pm December 22, 2020

Washington: Needling China, the US Congress has passed a bill that reaffirms the right of Tibetans to choose a successor to their spiritual leader and expands the role of a special diplomat on Tibetan issues to pursue international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist community. The Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020, which was passed […]

Chinese are on march to prove their importance, are taking up vacuum that US created: Albright

China hits back with visa bans against US officials behind new Tibet policy act

10:16 pm December 22, 2020

Beijing: China on Tuesday said it would impose reciprocal measures against unnamed American officials and their family members who were behind a legislation passed by the US Congress on Tibet, asserting that it brooks no interference in its internal affairs. The US Congress has approved a USD 900-billion COVID-19 relief package late on Monday, along with USD […]