The Ministry of External Affairs in India affirmed a neutral stance on the matter of the Dalai Lama's succession, following a statement from the 14th Dalai Lama. The government remains committed to religious freedom and conveyed its position to China amidst claims regarding the Dalai Lama's reincarnation.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said it has seen a statement issued by the 14th Dalai Lama in July about the institution of the Dalai Lama, and underlined that it "does not take any position" on matters concerning beliefs and practices of faith and religion.

China says it's suspending all contact with Czech President Petr Pavel. The decision announced Tuesday follows Pavel's meeting with the Dalai Lama on July 27 during a private trip to India.

BEIJING--The discovery of the next Dalai Lama will be carried out by the Chinese government, and not under the current Dalai Lama’s directions, a Chinese Communist Party committee official for Tibet said on Tuesday.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death. But as he approaches his 90th birthday ...

Dalai Lama confirms that a successor will be chosen. Here’s how – and why it matters to Beijing, Washington, New Delhi.

The Dalai Lama has often urged his followers to reject anyone chosen by Beijing. The self-proclaimed Tibetan government-in-exile he once headed before relinquishing his political role in 2011 also ...

NEW YORK (CNN) -- The Dalai Lama has apologized after a video emerged showing the spiritual leader kissing a child on the lips and then asking him to "suck my tongue" at an event in northern India.

Bleecker Street’s “The Friend,” starring Bill Murray and Naomi Watts, opened the CIFF on Aug. 8. Last year, at the inaugural fest, the Bleecker Street film “Sasquatch Sunset,” starring Jesse Eisenberg, screened. Tyler DiNapoli, Bleecker Street marketing president, was in Sibenik to introduce “The Friend.”

Ukraine war is showing no signs of slowing down, as Moscow fired 614 drones and other missiles at its neighbor.