11th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference Convenes in Dharamshala

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In a move widely seen as an attempt to counter mounting international criticism, the Chinese government recently convened an “International Conference on Residential School Education and Highland Development” in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, to defend its controversial boarding school policy that has forcibly separated nearly one million Tibetan children from their families. According to Chinese state media, the conference—held on October 27, 2025,…

11th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference Convenes in Dharamshala

11th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference Convenes in Dharamshala Dharamshala: Earlier this morning at the Administrative Training & Welfare Society in Dharamshala, the 11th Young Tibetan Research Scholars’ Conference, organised by the Tibet Policy Institute (TPI), commenced with the participation of 26 young Tibetan scholars and academicians. Prior to the conference, a brief inaugural ceremony was held in the presence of Chief Guest Yang…