31/03/2026
A delegation of Indian scholars and analysts visited the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile earlier today, 31 March 2026, where they met with Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel. The visit was part of an orientation program organized by the Tibet Action Institute in partnership with Asia Strategy Forum and Closed-Door Policy Consulting. The program brought together select scholars and analysts working on or interested in issues related to China, Tibet, and the Indo-Pacific.
The delegation included Kalpit Mankikar (Fellow, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi), Sarada Subhash (Research Associate, Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi), Namrata Hasija (Research Fellow, Centre for China Analysis and Strategy, New Delhi), Kamal Madishetty (Assistant Professor, Rishihood University, Haryana), Prof. Dr. Hindol Sengupta (Professor, Jindal School of International Affairs and Director, Jindal India Institute, Haryana), Dr. Chirayu Thakkar (National University of Singapore), Vivek Mishra (Deputy Director, Strategic Studies Programme, Observer Research Foundation), Ankit Tiwari (Research Associate, Centre for the Study of Developing Regions), Jyotsna Mehra (Founder, Closed-Door Policy Consulting), Tarushikha Sarvesh (Assistant Professor, Advanced Centre for Women’s Studies at Aligarh Muslim University), and MP Dorjee Tseten (Program Director at the Tibet Action Institute and Member of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile).
The program aims to facilitate a structured exchange between Indian researchers and the Tibetan leadership, as well as the broader scholarly and policy community, on issues of contemporary relevance to Tibet–India–China relations and regional security.
