About 12,000 Tibetan refugees reside in Nepal, whereas many go by way of the nation on their method to India, the place the Dalai Lama lives in exile.
| Photograph Credit score: AP
A convention on Tibetan research scheduled later this month in Kathmandu was known as off on the request of the federal government of Nepal, which, nonetheless, has not made any official assertion in that regard.
The cancellation of the scholarly convention, through which round 700 members had been anticipated, together with students from China, has now stoked a bigger debate over whether or not the Nepal authorities acquiesced to stress from Beijing, which in recent years has steadily expanded its sphere of influence in Kathmandu. Questions have additionally arisen over whether or not Kathmandu grew to become overtly cautious and requested for the occasion to be cancelled — by itself volition — in order to not offend Beijing.
Revealed – August 14, 2026 05:56 am IST
