Dharamshala, May 22 -- Interview| Penpa Tsering, Tibetan political leader

Seventy-five years after China's formal annexation of Tibet on May 23, 1951, the Tibetan freedom struggle stands at a critical geopolitical crossroads. Penpa Tsering, the political leader (Sikyong) of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), reflects on seven decades of resistance in exile. In an interaction with HT, Tsering talks about how the 14th Dalai Lama's leadership has sustained the movement against aggressive Chinese policies, navigating a complex international landscape where economic dependencies on Beijing often stifle global solidarity. From the limits of back-channel communications with an opaque Chinese regime to India's indispensable, "parental" ro...