Delhi, 18th December 2025: The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile’s Standing Committee, led by Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel, successfully concluded its advocacy initiatives in New Delhi, during which it met with a total of 43 Indian lawmakers from 14 different political parties, including independents. The delegation’s engagements included meetings with Shri Kiren Rijiju, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minister of Minority Affairs, Government of India, as well as Ministers of State (MoS) Shri Harsh Malhotra, Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways; Shri Bhagirath Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare; and Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment.

The TPiE began their lobbying effort on 12 December 2025 dividing into three groups with the first group consisting of Speaker Khenpo Sonam Tenphel along with parliamentarians Tenpa Yarphel, and Geshe Ngawa Gangri. The second group included parliamentarians Juchen Kunchok Chodon, Geshe Lharampa Atuk Tseten, and Geshe Atong Rinchen Gyaltsen. The third group comprised of parliamentarians Serta Tsultrim, Lopon Thupten Gyaltsen, Tsaneytsang Dhondup Tashi, and Tsering Yangchen.

On the final day of their advocacy initiative, the first group met with Shri Lahar Singh Siroya, Member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka (BJP); and Shri Pradeep Purohit, Member of Lok Sabha from Odisha (BJP).

The second group met with Shri Manoj Tigga, Member of Lok Sabha from West Bengal (BJP); and Shri Dr. Rabindra Narayan Behera, Member of  Lok Sabha from Odisha (BJP).

The third group met with Shri Ramdas Athawale, Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment; Shri Rajeev Bhardwaj, Member of Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh; Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap, Member of Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh; and Dr. Indra Hang Subba, Member of Lok Sabha from Sikkim (Sikkim Krantikari Morcha).

During their meetings with the aforementioned key dignitaries, the delegation advocated for recognition of Tibet as an occupied nation with a historically sovereign past, call on the People’s Republic of China to engage in substantive, unconditional dialogue with representatives of His Holiness the Dalai Lama or the democratically elected Tibetan leadership, and appeal to the UNFCCC to conduct scientific studies on the PRC’s exploitation of Tibet’s natural resources and its impact on global climate change.

Further urging to pressure China to grant independent human rights organizations access to Tibet and to extend standing invitations to UN Special Rapporteurs, particularly those focused on freedoms of expression, peaceful assembly, association, and the protection of human rights defenders. They appealed them to demands the unconditional release of all Tibetan political prisoners, including Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama, whose whereabouts have remained unknown since 1995, and call for an end to oppressive policies aimed at suppressing Tibetan culture, language, and religion.

The Tibetan parliamentary delegation also appealed the establishment of a national legislative framework to counter China’s networked authoritarianism and disinformation campaigns, which undermine democratic institutions and global stability, and urges legislators to raise their voices and express concern regarding human rights violations in Tibet across all available platforms.

In the course of their meetings, respective delegations were accompanied by staff members of Tibetan parliamentary secretariat; and Delhi based coordinator of Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile.