Penpa Tsering’s Second Term Signals a Post–Dalai Lama Institutional Stress Test for the Tibetan Movement
The source argues that Penpa Tsering’s 2026 swearing-in for a second term is less about leadership continuity than about whether the Central Tibetan Administration can sustain legitimacy through institutions as the post–Dalai Lama era approaches. With Sino-Tibetan dialogue stalled since 2010 and reincarnation governance likely to be contested, the CTA’s elections, the “Middle Way” framing, and India’s managed political space in Dharamshala become key strategic variables.