The search for the next Dalai Lama will not fully break from tradition, a process in which high-ranking lamas rely on dreams, ...

China has also sought to elevate other spiritual figures, particularly Tibetan Buddhism’s No. 2 figure, the Panchen Lama. A boy recognized by the Dalai Lama as the new Panchen disappeared soon after, ...

China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs unveiled its fifth batch of “standardized” names for 27 places located in Arunachal Pradesh ...

Every Friday, we recap highlights of the news from China. This week, we are flagging some hurdles ahead of an EU summit in ...

India's foreign minister visits China to repair ties, discussing various issues, including rare earth supplies and border ...

Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the Communist Party of India (Marxist), saying it prioritises cadre welfare over Kerala’s development, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chose Viksit ...

By Gwynne Dyer The whole business of succession would be a lot simpler if the Dalai Lama could just regenerate, like Doctor Who. When the time comes for The Doctor to stop looking like David ...

China has asserted that it alone will approve any future Dalai Lama under what it describes as an established legal and ...

As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the ...

With the dear old Dalai Lama, it’s different. Reincarnation still happens, but the souls of the dead migrate into the bodies of a newborn and retain no memory of their previous lives. This becomes a ...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu emphasised the state shares a 1,200km border with Tibet, not China, taking a ...