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Indian MPs attend the 6th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

New Delhi, 30 April, 2012: Two Rajya Sabha members of the Indian Parliament, Mr. Bashistha Narain Singh of Jantadal (United) and Mr. Thomas A. Sangma of Nationalist Congress Party; and two Lok Sabha members of the Indian Parliament, Mr. Hassan Khan, Independent MP, and Mr. Joseph Toppo of Assom Ghana Parishad attended the 6^th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet in Ottawa, Canada from 27 to 29 April, 2012. The Indian dignitaries are members of the All Party Indian Parliamentarians’ Forum for Tibet and long time Tibet supporters.

Delegates of 50 International Tibet support groups from 30 countries attended the Convention.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama presided over the inauguration ceremony. Tibetan Prime Minister, Dr. Lobsang Sangay, Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Mr. Penpa Tsering and a contingent of Tibetan elected MPs and envoys attended the Convention.

On 29 April, the Convention unanimously adopted the Ottawa Declaration on Tibet and emphasised the importance of resuming the dialogue between H. H. the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government to resolve the Tibet issue.

Mr. Yashwanth Sinha and Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Speak Up for Tibetans

New Delhi, 30 March, 2012: APIPFT Convener Mr. Yashwanth Sinha and Tibet supporter Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh held separate press conferences at their residences on the current situation of Tibet yesterday evening and this morning. Following is the transcribed press statements of the two eminent persons:

Press Statements

1. Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh

(Member of Lower House of the Indian Parliament)

Venue: 8 Ashoka Road, New Delhi

Date: 29 March, 2012

Time: Evening

FNF High Level Delegations Visit Dharamsala

Dharamsala, 20 March, 2012: High level delegations of FNF comprising Dr. Rolf Berndt, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of FNF Headquarter, Germany; Mr. Siegfried Herzog, the South Asia Regional Director; Ms. Maria Schneider, the Asia Desk Officer; Mr. Omair Ahmad, the Programme Executive visited Dharamsala from 18^th to 20^th of this month. During their three days visit, they observed the on-going session of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile; Met the Speaker, Deputy Speaker and the Tibetan MPs; Met the Kalon Tripa and Kashag members; Interacted with the former Kalon Tripa, Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche; Had an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama at His residence; and took a visit to the nearby Upper Tibetan Children Village School.

China is Building Massive Military Infrastructures in Tibet.

Dharamsala, 18 March, 2012: Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli, the Chairman of Centre for East Asian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, said “China is building massive military infrastructures in Tibet. This poses a serious threat to all its neighbours. China deals with other countries in its own terms. In this situation, unless Tibetans pressurise it, it won’t response to the call for a genuine autonomy,” while giving a talk to the Tibetan Cabinet and the CTA staffs. He was here on two days visit to interact with the TPiE and the CTA officers to get an acquaintance with the CTA base in Dharamsala. Besides Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay and Speaker Penpa Tsering, he also had an interaction with the Director and faculty members of the TPI.

Six Tibetan M.Phil & Ph.D Students take part in Tibet Policy Institute Inauguration

Dharamsala, 17 February, 2012: Kalon Tripa Dr. Lobsang Sangay inaugurated Tibet Policy Institute (TPI) day before yesterday. The newly founded Institute will serve as a platform for doing comprehensive research works on all aspects of Tibet and Tibetan related issues which would help the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) in framing policies for the next fifty years and making the Tibet issue a competent case on the international platform.

Six Tibetan M.Phil & Ph.D students were invited to the inauguration by the CTA. Following the inauguration ceremony in morning, one and half day seminar on the current situation of Tibet was held at the DIIR Lhasang Tsering Hall. Mr. Thupten Samphel, the new Director of the TPI sought suggestions from the students on diverse research works whereby they actively took part in the seminar with professional CTA researchers and shared views on wide ranging issues. TPPRC facilitated the students’ travel to the inauguration while living accommodation during the seminar was arranged by the CTA.

DIIR Kalon Ms. Dicky Choeyang and TPI Director Mr. Thupten Samphel with the Tibetan students in photo on the right.

DoH Kalon Gyari Dolma and TPPRC Executive Director Choekyong Wangchuk attend “Jaagtik Bodh Dhamm Parishad” Kinwat in Maharashtra

DoH Kalon Gyari Dolma (right) and TPPRC Executive Director Choekyong Wangchuk (left) address a large gathering of Indian public at "Jaagtik Bodh Dhamm Parishad" Kinwat in Maharashtra, India on 29 January, 2012.

37th Governing Council Meeting of TPPRC

Photos of the Governing Council members taken during the 37^th G.C. Meeting of TPPRC held in New Delhi on 13 January, 2012.

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Tibetan Parlimentary & Policy Research Centre

Indian MPs attend the 6th World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet

Mr. Yashwanth Sinha and Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh Speak Up for Tibetans

Press Statements

FNF High Level Delegations Visit Dharamsala

China is Building Massive Military Infrastructures in Tibet.

Six Tibetan M.Phil & Ph.D Students take part in Tibet Policy Institute Inauguration

DoH Kalon Gyari Dolma and TPPRC Executive Director Choekyong Wangchuk attend “Jaagtik Bodh Dhamm Parishad” Kinwat in Maharashtra

37th Governing Council Meeting of TPPRC

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