Tibet

China’s Mega Dam Project in Himalayas’ Creates Concerns for India

Dec

NationChina, Mega Dam, Tibet, Yarlung Tsangpo

China’s Mega Dam Project in Himalayas’ Creates Concerns for India

China’s mega dam plan on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet is raising alarm in India over water security. It is also causing concern about ecology and long-term strategic risks. The project is dubbed a potential “water bomb” by Indian policymakers. It sits on the upper reaches of the river that becomes the Brahmaputra in India. This directly links Chinese actions upstream to millions of lives downstream. China’s Mega Dam in the Himalayas China is moving ahead with a massive hydropower system on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet. The estimated cost is $168 billion. It is designed to exploit a dramatic…

Dalai Lama is 90: Succession Plans Amidst Chinese Opposition

Jul

By Theviralmail

WorldChina, Dalai Lama, Kiran Rijiju, Tibet

Dalai Lama is 90: Succession Plans Amidst Chinese Opposition

As the 90th Birthday of Dalai Lama approaches, he has revealed his plans of succession. But, as usual, China has intervened in Tibetan matters. It has added another page to the history of struggle between Tibetan Buddhism and the ruling Communist Party of China. The Dalai Lama’s Succession The previous 13 Dalai Lamas all took birth either in the year that their predecessor died, or a year later. They were mostly recognised as the Dalai Lama’s reincarnation when they were two or three years old. The 14th Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso. He turns 90 this July 6. So far,…