The topic, as you all know is China’s new leadership and its relations with India...
The Foundation for Non-Violent Alternatives (FNVA) has conceived of this conference, entitled “Tibet’s Relations with the Himalaya” as the first in a three-part series to be held successively in J&K, Sikkim and Arunchal Pradesh..
The Chinese Constitution provides for autonomy for minorities. China also claims to have brought development at every Tibetan’s door and ‘liberated’ them from serfdom (?)..
Countries in South Asia share a large quantity of river water this conference provides an ideal platform for dialogue among the water sharing countries of Asia.
The Importance of Tibet as a geopolitical entity for India is well known. Developments on the Tibetan Plateau have a direct impact on India security..
As a follow up to the UN Declaration for building a culture of peace for the children of the world, FNVA introduces conflict prevention and resolution training modules for school teachers & students. FNVA's objective through its all inclusive educational programmes is to foster a culture of peace where the focus is the childI believe that the environment and the critical need for environmental protection are two areas where the views of Beijing and the Central Tibetan Administration genuinely converge and could serve as a solid basis for greater collaborative work in other vital areas... Read more
Tibet 2OO3 State of the Environment
CTA’s Response to Beijing's Comments that His Holiness the Dalai Lama does not represent the Tibetan people:
The official Chinese claim that His Holiness the Dalai Lama "does not represent the Tibetan people" seems to be a simplistic remark aimed to undermine the popularity of the Tibetan Nobel Peace Laureate. Not only the Tibetans in and outside occupied Tibet regard His Holiness as their spiritual and temporal leader but also... Read more
Height of Darkness: Chinese Colonialism on the World’s Roof
Height of Darkness: Chinese Colonialism on the World’s Roof is in response to the white paper on China’s claims to have modernized Tibet, issued by the State Council of the People’s Republic of China on 8 November 2001. The Tibetan response is a study of the hidden agenda behind China’s frantic efforts to reinforce... Read more
CTA's Response to Chinese Government Allegations: Part Two
Of deep concern to the Tibetan people is the Chinese authorities' attempt to turn on the anger of the Chinese people on the Tibetans. China is playing a dangerously irresponsible game by using the Tibet protests to fuel ethnic tension. The struggle of the Tibetan people is against the wrong policies of Beijing... Read more
Chinese Government's Blaming and Shaming Game: PART ONE
Since 10 March a series of massive demonstrations rocked all over Tibet 1. Beijing made several allegations. Beijing accused "the Dalai clique of masterminding" these demonstrations. Beijing said these demonstrations were "violent" and organised by "terrorists," and these demonstrations were aimed at "splitting... Read more
CTA Considers China's New White Paper on Tibet Another Whitewash
The ultimate judge of China's rule or misrule in Tibet should be the Tibetan people. Ever since the 17-Point Agreement, which was signed under duress in 1951 in Beijing, more than 60 years ago, the Tibetan people have made their judgment clear with their lives and limbs. Even after 60 years of China's invasion... Read more
CTA’s Response to Beijing’s Comments on De-militarisation and ‘Ethnic Cleansing’
From 31 October to 5 November 2008, the two Envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Mr. Lodi Gyari and Mr. Kelsang Gyaltsen, along with senior aides, visited China to present to the Chinese leaders the Memorandum on Genuine Autonomy for the Tibetan People. The Chinese government rejected all the... Read more
CTA's Response to Chinese Government Allegations
As the Tibetan protests — popularly known as the March incident — unfolded on the Roof of the World, the Chinese government relied on brute force to silence the Tibetan voices, leading to a large number of peaceful Tibetan demonstrators being arbitrarily arrested, beaten, tortured, killed and disappeared...Read more
CTA's Response to Chinese Government Allegations: Part Four
Some senior Chinese officials complain, based on what they term as His Holiness the Dalai Lama's "contradictory statements," that there seems to be two Dalai Lamas. The same mystery overwhelms us. There seems to be two Chinese Communist Parties, as well. This is perhaps in line with China's own present... Read more
CTA's Response to Chinese Government Allegations: Part Three
The Chinese authorities accuse His Holiness the Dalai Lama of attempting to restore what they call Tibet's old feudal system. They say the ultimate goal of the Tibetan struggle is to achieve this. China's official news agency, Xinhua, on 8 April 2008, quoted the Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Jiang Yu, as saying... Read more