More and more countries have jumped on the bandwagon to reject the Tibetan leadership, including Australia, Bhutan, The Czech Republic, Italy, Norway, Sweden, with the Central American country of Panama being the latest addition, and the list is expected to grow. Why would any country want to risk their economic prosperity for a lost cause like that of the Tibetan cause?

China says ties with Botswana to progress after Dalai Lama cancels visit to African nation
World IANS Aug 14, 2017 17:45:08 IST
Beijing: Days after the Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama cancelled his visit to Botswana, China said its ties with the African country will progress smoothly.
Beijing said it “attaches great importance” to Botswana where state-run Chinese companies are engaged in infrastructure building.
Botswana had invited the Dalai Lama to speak at the three-day human rights conference in the capital Gaborone, to which he had confirmed his presence. The event begins on 17 August.
However, China was angry and warned Botswana against hosting the Dalai Lama, who has been demanding greater autonomy in China’s Tibet.
On Saturday, the Dalai Lama said he was cancelling his Botswana visit due to “exhaustion”.
“His Holiness has reluctantly had to concede that his 82-year-old body was telling him to rest,” a statement said.
Reacting to the development, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said: “China firmly opposes the Dalai Lama to go to any country to engage in anti-China activities in any capacity or name.
“China attaches great importance to its friendly cooperation with Botswana. We hope the bilateral relations will move forward steady and sound way,” she said.
China slams any country that invites or maintains contact with the Dalai Lama who fled to India in 1959 after a failed uprising in Tibet. He has lived in India since then.
Published Date: Aug 14, 2017 17:42 PM | Updated Date: Aug 14, 2017 17:45 PM
https://www.firstpost.com/world/china-says-ties-with-botswana-to-progress-after-dalai-lama-cancels-visit-to-african-nation-3930425.html

If politicians are being discouraged on all levels from supporting the CTA, it is only a matter of time before the Tibetans find themselves on the very lonely, losing end of their fight against China.

Singh, Sitaula seek early convention
congress cwc meeting
- Post Report, Kathmandu
Mar 24, 2018-Raising serious questions over Sher Bahadur Deuba’s leadership as the party president, Nepali Congress senior leaders Krishna Prasad Sitaula and Prakash Man Singh have demanded a general convention at the earliest to decide on leadership change.
Speaking at the Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting that began in the Capital on Friday, both the leaders said the party convention should be held as soon as possible by amending the party statute through a Mahasamiti meeting. The duo also urged Deuba either to amend his working style or step down as the party chief. Deuba was elected the party president in March 2016 and has two years of his tenure remaining.
Both the leaders heavily criticised several decisions taken by Deuba as party president and as prime minister, stating that he had complete monopoly over decision-making and that his decisions were “unpopular and controversial”.
Both Singh and Sitaula, who represent two rival factions of the party, blamed then-PM Deuba’s “weak leadership” for the party’s humiliating defeat in the federal and provincial elections held in November-December last year. Singh not only asked Deuba to resign after the poll debacle but also stood against him in the Parliamentary Party election.
Presenting a written document at the meeting, Singh attributed a weak organisation, ideological and policy ambiguities and inefficient leadership as the major reasons behind the NC’s worst electoral showing ever. He also demanded a meeting of the Mahasamiti to take decisions on the party ideology, policies and programmes and organisational issues.
With Deuba preparing to appoint office bearers, Singh argued that there was no need for such appointments any more. “The appointments and formation of party departments should have taken place within two months of the general convention,” he said. In his political document, Singh said Deuba committed mistakes on the foreign policy front too.
Deuba’s participation as the NC president in a programme organised by India Foundation, a think tank close to India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, in Goa in 2016 where Deuba reportedly shared the stage with Lobsang Sangay, chief of the Dalai Lama’s government in exile, was detrimental to cordial relations with Nepal’s neighbours, according to Singh.
Senior leader Sitaula also pressed for the general convention to take decisions on leadership change while criticising both Deuba and senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel for failing to lead the party effectively.
Arbitrary distribution of election tickets and the lack of financial transparency were other reasons behind the party’s defeat, according to Sitaula. Hinting at Deuba, Sitaula said, “You could capture the party but communist forces are capturing state power.”
CWC member Narayan Khadka said factional politics must end for the party to get a fresh impetus. “Factional politics must end today if we want to rebuild the party,” he remarked.
The CWC, called four months after the elections, is expected to set the date for Mahasamiti meeting having reviewed the election results.
Published: 24-03-2018 07:46
http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2018-03-24/singh-sitaula-seek-early-convention.html

Dalai Lama should do his best to extend the olive branch to China and become friends. Dalai Lama should not antagonize China in any way for the sake of his people.

am amazed at the way you keep on spewing lies after lies.. i get it that you have no shame but i hope you have a conscience at least. how can you lie to yourself? First of all, TCV doesnt accept donations from the students or their families. Second, even if your family paid fees for your schooling (which i am assuming they did), do you really think paying 1150 rs per month is enough for your accommodation, food, tuition and your clothing?? Moreover, 1150 rs is the current price. it must be only 750/m during your days. And if your family dint want to pay, who forced you to join TCV. there are hundreds of other schools where u can join. why TCV? TCV is meant for orphans and newly arrived tibetans from tibet.

another thing, if the shugdenwalas hate the dalai lama so much, why do they keep using His Holiness’ name to serve their own purposes. ths website is a clear example of the double standards of the shugdenwalas. when you type dorjeshugden.com, you ll see dorje shugden and dalai lama spreading dharma together!!! you ppl use his holiness name when it serves your purpose, then attack him afterwards. what kind of warped sense of ideology is that?

I am not a very religious person and i dont care much about the ban on Shugden but you have to understand that by attacking the Dalai lama, it will only make your case worse. 99% of the Tibetans and the world will surely side with His Holiness because all his life, his holiness has worked for peace, kindness and the cause of Tibet. what have you or shugden done for Tibet? Tell me. do something for Tibet instead of attcking the dalai lama everywhere, then only ppl will start taking you guys seriously.. otherwise you guys are a bunch of cheap comedians..