Date: 30th November 2023
Time: 15:00 Hrs to 16:00 Hrs
Presenter: Ven. Khenpo Sonam Tenphel La, The Hon’ble Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile
Short Report:
India Foundation organised the third session of Round-Table Discussions in the ongoing “Tibet Talks” series. The topic for this session was ‘Parliament In Exile: The Tibetan Election’. The session was addressed by Ven. Khenpo Sonam Tenphel La, The Hon’ble Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. This was the first in the series on the Tibetan Government in Exile which will be followed by presentations on the administration and judiciary of the CTA. The Round-Table Discussion took place on November 30, 2023, at the India Foundation office, with the session being chaired by Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Chairperson, Board of Trustees, India Foundation. During his presentation, Ven. Khenpo Sonam Tenphel la explained how the Tibetan government in Exile functions democratically with the three pillars: Judiciary, Legislature, and Executive. The Hon’ble Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament -in-Exile also released an Issue Brief titled “North Korean Diplomacy: After the Korean War (1953-1963)”, authored by Ngawang Gamtso Hardy, Visiting Fellow, India Foundation, after the roundtable discussion. The Round-Table Discussion was attended by the young Tibetan diaspora in India, Former Diplomats, Entrepreneurs, Indian scholars, and the India Foundation team.
