US’ renewed Tibet policy matters

For decades, Tibet has lived in the diplomaticshadows—acknowledged but rarely prioritized, invoked but seldom defended with sustained policy attention.

- * Khedroob Thondup, a geopolitical analyst, isthe nephew of the Dalai Lama.

That is why two recent developments from Washington carry weight far beyond their bureaucratic form: the appointment ofanew Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and the reinstatement of Tibetan-language broadcasting at Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of ‘America (VOA). Individually, each step is modest. Together, they signal a recalibration of U.S. policy that matters profoundly for Tibetans both inside Tibet and across the global diaspora.