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Guru Nanak: The eternal traveler

Nov 25, 2023 - 5:55 am EST @theindpanorama 0

By Navtej Sarna In a unique example of spiritual wanderlust, Guru Nanak spent more than 20 years on the road, spreading his message of love, compassion and equality of man. At a time when there […]

Buddha Purnima

May 6, 2023 - 3:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Also known as Buddha Jayanti or Vaisakhi Buddha Purnima or Vesak, the festival of Buddha Purnima is based on the Asian lunisolar calendar and marks the birth of Gautama Buddha. It is celebrated with great […]

AS I SEE IT -“Our Nation Is like None Other; President Trump Is like None Other; Our Election Was like None Other; and 2020 Civil War Continues, As China Grabs Lands and Assets.”

Nov 21, 2020 - 10:39 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The Presidential Election on November 3, 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, in a perverse way, was somewhat akin to 9/11 – albeit, the conflict was internal – as our Republic was convulsing, our […]

China setting up world’s highest-altitude data centre in Tibet

Oct 31, 2020 - 6:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Beijing/Lhasa (Tibet) (TIP): China is building the world’s highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and South Asian nations like Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, official […]

Beijing sends conciliatory signals after Doval’s first meeting with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi

Jul 28, 2017 - 10:15 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): In the first official meeting between top Indian and Chinese officials since the Doklam stand-off+ became public, national security adviser Ajit Doval met state councillor Yang Jiechi here on July 27, offering the possibility of serious diplomatic efforts to deescalate […]

China steps up warning to Botswana over Dalai Lama visit

Jul 28, 2017 - 10:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China stepped up its warning to Botswana on July 27 over a planned visit by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama next month, demanding the African nation respect China’s core interests. The Dalai Lama, reviled […]

Nepal in talks with China to build $8 bn cross-border rail link

May 19, 2017 - 12:04 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): Nepal is in talks with China to build a cross-border rail link that may cost up to $8 billion, and funding could be expected after Nepal formally signed up to Beijing’s Belt and Road initiative, a […]

UTTARAKHAND Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas

May 13, 2017 - 11:59 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

UTTARAKHAND Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful northern states of India located on the southern slope of the Himalayan range. Mighty Himalayan peaks and glaciers are on its north where it […]

Thaye Dorje (upper left) and Rinchen Yangzom (lower left) were married in a private ceremony in Delhi. (Picture courtesy:Karmapa.org)

Tibetan lama gives up monkhood to marry childhood friend

Mar 31, 2017 - 4:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): A senior Tibetan lama based in India, who is one of the claimants to the title of Karmapa Lama, has married a childhood friend and abandoned monkhood, his office announced on Marck […]

MUST-VISIT DESTINATIONS IN #UTTARAKHAND

Sep 10, 2016 - 3:35 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Uttarakhand is one of the most beautiful northern states of India located on the southern slope of the Himalayan range. Mighty Himalayan peaks and glaciers are on its north where it borders Tibet. Nepal is […]

Chinese military equips all ground forces with new attack helicopters

Sep 9, 2016 - 6:59 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China‘s military has equipped all of its ground forces with advanced WZ-10 combat helicopters which will be used to target battle tanks and air-to-air combat missions, a strategic move which could have implications […]

Supporting India’s Entry to the Nuclear Suppliers Group

Jun 24, 2016 - 6:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a 48-nation exclusive export control regime dedicated to curbing nuclear arms proliferation while promoting safe international nuclear commerce for civil nuclear energy. After receiving a country-specific waiver for the India–United […]

MUSSOORIE

Mar 6, 2016 - 5:30 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

A charming hill station cocooned at an altitude of 1880 m in the Garhwal hills, Mussoorie is the ideal getaway for city-dwellers. If you’re in a rush with only 24 hours to spare, we help you manoeuvre […]

NELONG VALLEY: LADAKH IN UTTARAKHAND HIMALAYAS

Dec 20, 2015 - 11:45 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The spectacular Nelong Valley – a cold desert like area – tucked in the Uttarakhand Himalayas, close to the Indo-China border, was opened to tourists earlier this year after 53 years of remaining out of bounds […]

KALPA: UNTOUCHED BEAUTY IN THE LAP OF HILLS

Dec 12, 2015 - 12:50 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Huddled under a blanket, a drowsy opening of the eyes as the curtain is pulled back: and there stands the mighty Kinnaur Kailash mountain range in Himachal Pradesh – in one word, breathtaking! The mountain range, […]

ESCAPE TO DHARAMSALA AND MCLEODGANJ

Dec 4, 2015 - 5:52 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Who says you can’t escape to the hills when winter hits? After all, what better place to escape the smog and the crowd of the Capital than the quaint mountains and valleys of Himachal Pradesh? While […]

China’s Ocean Hegemony and Implications for India

Oct 23, 2015 - 11:13 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The fifth generation of CCP leadership under Xi Jinping has de facto abandoned the Deng doctrine of keeping low profile internationally. China has become more ambitious of becoming a superpower and has been extending its sovereignty […]

2000-year-old Ashoka stupa restored in China

Sep 18, 2015 - 7:42 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NANGCHEN (TIP): A 2000-year-old lost stupa, one of the 19 built with Lord Buddha’s relics sent by Emperor Ashoka to China, has been renovated and restored with religious rites by an Indian monk in this […]

Dalai Lama’s 80th birthday at Southern California summit

Jul 14, 2015 - 2:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The Dalai Lama celebrated his 80th birthday last weekend in Southern California, with hundreds of well-wishers attending a three-day Global Compassion Summit to mark the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s big day, with events being held at Anaheim’s […]