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Lobsang Sangay next PM of exiled Tibetan government
Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay was on Wednesday elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile and would take over the political duties relinquished by spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
Lobsang Sangay next PM of exiled Tibetan government
Harvard scholar Lobsang Sangay on Wednesday elected Prime Minister of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile and would take over the political duties relinquished by spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.
43-year
Tibetan Parliament nod to Dalai’s wish to quit
A fortnight after the Dalai Lama expressed his desire to give up his political duties, Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile on Friday agreed to amend its charter to grant his wish but proposed that he continue
Won’t reconsider retirement: Dalai
The Dalai Lama has conveyed his “clear no” to the resolution of Tibetan parliament-in-exile, asking the spiritual leader to reconsider his retirement plan.
Tibetans to elect their PM on Sunday
The exiled Tibetan community will vote on Sunday to choose their Prime Minister (Kalon Tripa), the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Next Dalai Lama may not be ‘searched for’
The absence of Tibetan supreme spiritual leader the Dalai Lama from political life will be a “setback and cause difficulties” but the Tibetans’ peaceful struggle will go on, the top-most elected leader of the Tibetan exiles in India has said, while indicating that the next Dalai Lama may not be “searched for” and chosen among anyone living in Tibet under the current Chinese rule and policies.
Dalai to shed ‘political authority’
The supreme Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday announced his decision to transfer his political authority and administrative powers to a leader directly elected by Tibetan refugees. The Tibetan “Kashag” (parliament-in-exile) has, however, appealed to the Dalai Lama not to take such a step.
Karmapa not a Chinese agent: Tibetan government-in-exile
Rejecting allegations that he is a "Chinese agent", the Tibetan government-in-exile on Friday strongly backed the Karmapa, from whose monastery there was huge foreign currency haul recently, saying he has the 100 per cent faith of spiritual leader Dalai Lama.
Dalai Lama steps down as Tibetan political leader
The Dalai Lama announced on Thursday that he was stepping down as political leader of the Tibetan government in exile.
The Dalai Lama announces his decision to retire
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama on Thursday announced his decision to retire from active politics, saying the time had come to be succeeded by a "freely elected" leader.
