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Voices: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday will reignite China’s religion problem – and put Tibet back in Xi’s firing line
COMMENT: The Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday today will shine a spotlight on Beijing’s long-held antipathy towards organised ...
Why the Dalai Lama Continues to be a Counselor to Us All
At 90, the Dalai Lama is still one of the world's most powerful spiritual leaders, writes Pico Iyer. Here’s why.
As Dalai Lama turns 90, Congress recalls his historic meeting with Nehru in 1959
Alongside his post, Ramesh shared a rare photograph of the 1959 Nehru-Dalai Lama meeting, a moment that would go on to shape ...
Tibetans in exile wonder: Will the next Dalai Lama be as charismatic as this one?
The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching ...
At 90, Dalai Lama receives messages of solidarity from world leaders despite China’s ire
The Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday in Dharamshala, marked by well-wishes from global leaders and renewed tensions ...
Patron of peace: The Dalai Lama turns 90
Lhamo Dhondup is 90 today, the 14th Dalai Lama, the man with the broad smile and crinkling eyes who is amongst the most ...
Dalai Lama turns 90: PM Modi’s greeting sends diplomatic signal to China
PM Modi’s birthday greeting to the Dalai Lama comes amid a broader regional power competition between India and China, and as ...
Dalai Lama turns 90: Monk, exile, Nobel laureate and symbol of hope
From a shepherd boy in Amdo to a global peace icon, the Dalai Lama's life spans resistance to Chinese rule, spiritual ...