How do you govern 130,000 people from exile? Tibet and the struggles of diaspora Tibetans are elements of an ongoing and highly debated issue. The Dalai Lama's democratisation process during his time in India from 1959 2011, and the subsequent election of Lobsang Sangay as prime minister-in-exile, marked to the Tibetan people the move away from a seemingly feudal societal structure and traditional theocratic governance. Central to these Tibetan democracy aspirations is the 'freedom struggle' in which Tibetans dream of an ideal politics which includes both Tibetans residing in Tibet and those...