Although his trip to Arunachal Pradesh was expected to last for two weeks, the Dalai Lama chose to return to his headquarters in Dharamsala after eight days.
Official sources said he was tired and did not want to risk more road trips. “So he took a chopper back to Guwahati from Tawang,” said Tsering Tashi, Tawang MLA and parliamentary secretary of the Arunachal government.
While in Tawang, the Dalai Lama touched upon controversial issues like his return to Tibet and the selection of his successor. He said China was planning to finish Tibetans-in exile by anointing its own Dalai Lama after his death.
By allowing the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh and to speak his mind on sensitive issues, India seems to be communicating its displeasure to the Chinese leadership over the way it acted against Indian interests in the recent past. India is particularly upset that China thwarted its efforts to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) as well as get Jaish-e-Mohamed chief Masood Azhar blacklisted by the United Nations. India also managed to bring the Tibetan issue back into international spotlight.
Yet, by doing so, India violated the solemn commitments it had made to China on the Tibetan issue, according to Liu Jinsong, deputy chief of mission at the Chinese embassy in New Delhi. In an exclusive interview with THE WEEK, Liu, who is the designated spokesperson of China on the issue of Tibet, said India should choose between its ties with China and “its continuous patting of the Dalai Lama”.Excerpts from the interview:
Your views about the Dalai Lama’s visit?
We are strongly opposed to the visit of the Dalai Lama to southern Tibet. It will seriously damage bilateral relationship and our efforts to settle border issues.
But he is a religious leader.
He wears a lot of hats. His current visit proved that he is a political figure. India needs to realise that the Dalai Lama is a sting to bilateral relations. If we do not work together to pull him out, it will cause serious damage to our relationship.
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