Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The Washington Post in an October 9, 2017 article titled "After Nearly Six Decades of Exile, Some Tibetans in India are Slowly Letting Go of the Past." The article examines how the opportunity for Tibetans in exile in India to apply for Indian nationality poses a dilemma: "Take the passport, … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The New York Times in a December 30, 2016 article titled "Mongolia, With Deep Ties to Dalai Lama, Turns From Him Toward China." Discussing Mongolia's move toward China and away from the influence of the Dalai Lama, Professor Barnett noted "This is part of a near-global collapse in diplomatic … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Daily News about the Dalai Lama
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talked with The New York Daily News in a July 6, 2016 Q & A about the reality of the Dalai Lama's life on the eve of the spiritual leader's 81st birthday. "His birth name was Lhamo Dhondup. After he was recognized as the Dalai Lama, he was also given a religious name — Tenzin Gyatso. In Tibetan, Gyatso … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times About Prominent New Tibet-Related Films
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talked with The New York Times in a June 10, 2016 article about prominent Tibet-related movies that are screening at the 2016 Shanghai International Film Festival. “These young Tibetan filmmakers are trying to make us look very hard without giving us answers,” Professor Barnett noted. “Many of their films … [Read more...]
2014 CAAS Symposium: Asia & Africa Across Disciplinary and National Lines
On October 3 and 4, 2014, Columbia University hosted the Fifth Annual Consortium for Asian and African Studies (CAAS) Symposium "Asia and Africa Across Disciplinary and National Lines." The symposium featured presentations on Asian and African research by graduate students and professors from Columbia and from many of its fellow consortium members Institut National des Langues … [Read more...]
