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Who Will Be the Next Dalai Lama… And Why Is It So Political?
39 mins·18:00, 18 Aug 2025
Who Will Be the Next Dalai Lama… And Why Is It So Political?
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18:00, 18 Aug 2025
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Guest: Amit Kumar, Research Analyst, Thakshassila Institution
Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama and leader of Tibetan Buddhism, has turned 90 this year, prompting conversations about who his successor will be. Though the Dalai Lama has said the mission to identify his reincarnation lies in the hands of the Gaden Phodrang Trust, Beijing is attempting to assert dominance over the process. We ask Amit Kumar to lay out the social and political contexts that underlie China and Tibet’s tumultuous relationship amidst this increasingly sensitive situation.
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Presenter: Lim Sue Ann
Producer: Lim Sue Ann, Sudais Ferhard
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