Bharat Summit
Tibetan Youth Congress General Secretary Sonam Tsering la participated in the two-day Bharat Summit 2025 held in Hyderabad, hosted by the Telangana government and jointly organized by the Global Progressive Alliance and the All India National Congress. The summit brought together delegates from over 100 countries, including 40+ ministers, 50+ senators and members of parliament, and 450 representatives from 100 global organizations.
The summit addressed key issues such as Gender Justice, Counter Disinformation, Youth & Politics, Climate Justice, Overcoming Polarization, Economic Justice, and Peace and Justice in a Multipolar World. During the Q&A session, General Secretary Sonam Tsering la discussed the Tibetan campaign’s efforts to counter Chinese disinformation and sought support from participants in this campaign. During the climate session, he emphasized Tibet’s significance as Asia’s water tower, crucial for water security in Southeast Asian countries, including India. And urged participants to recognize the Tibetan Plateau’s importance in global climate change and environmental discussions. He also highlighted China’s environmental destruction on the Tibetan Plateau through illegal mining and uncontrolled damming activities, stressing the plateau’s role in maintaining the global ecosystem.
During the summit, Sonam Tsering la had the honor of meeting with prominent leaders, including Shri Salman Khurshid, former Minister of External Affairs, Government of India; Shri Kaushik Basu, former Chief Economist of the World Bank and Chief Economic Adviser, Government of India; Masaharu Nakagawa, former Education Minister of Japan and member of the Tibet Support Group; Martin Ziguele, former Prime Minister of the Central African Republic; and Shri Revanth Reddy, Chief Minister of Telangana. He presented His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama’s latest book and raised awareness about the critical situation in Tibet, seeking their support for the Tibetan cause.