The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New ...

The clash is a long time in the making with the Dalai Lama insisting the Chinese government will have absolutely no say in ...

The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town of Dharamshala, ...

Initially, the Dalai Lama pushed for Tibet's full independence, but since the 1970s he has adopted the "Middle‑Way Approach": accepting Chinese sovereignty but seeking autonomy for Tibet within China.

Tibet is a red line that cannot be crossed, one observer warns, while another says 'young and weak' thaw will survive ...

The succession of the Dalai Lama has reignited tensions between China and India, impacting bilateral relations. China insists on its authority over the spiritual leader's succession, while India ...

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, ...

The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for ...

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

The Tibetan spiritual leader said that his lineage would continue, and that China would have no say about his successor.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over ...