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14Th Dalai Lama Turns 90 – Succession Plan – Traditions or Tensions

Anil Chopra, Airpowerasia, Tibet, India, China, Buddhism

The exiled spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, has announced that his office, the Gaden Phodrang Trust, has sole authority to recognise the next Dalai Lama. On Wednesday, four days ahead of his 90th birthday, he posted a statement to X discussing the future of the Tibetan spiritual leadership, particularly his succession plans. He saidContinue reading “14Th Dalai Lama Turns 90 – Succession Plan – Traditions or Tensions”

China-Iran Strategic Closeness – Challenges and Choices India

Anil Chopra, Airpowerasia, Iran, China, India, Pakistan, USA, Israel

Iran is still recovering from the 12-day conflict with Israel and the June 22 attack on its nuclear facilities by the United States Air Force and Navy. The conflict has brought the Middle East to the brink of a new regional order, the one through which Israel tried to assert itself as an unrestrained militaryContinue reading “China-Iran Strategic Closeness – Challenges and Choices India”