India and the Next Dalai Lama

As the winter mist begins to gather around Dharamsala and the lower reaches of the Himalayas in the coming months, speculation has begun to mount, especially within the Tibetan community, regarding the next Dalai Lama. Where he will be "discovered" and what his nationality will be are the key questions. These will not only impact on the future of the Tibetan movement, started by the present Dalai Lama, but may also impinge on relations between India and China. The present Dalai Lama, now 74 years old, has played a weak hand very deftly over the last half century from the time he completed his risky trek into India... More>>