China trying to use Tibetan Buddhism to promote Belt and Road Initiative, say experts
World | October 18, 2018 18:31 IST"China developed Tibet to become Beijing's gateway for trade to South Asia through Nepal", Yongzhang added.
"China developed Tibet to become Beijing's gateway for trade to South Asia through Nepal", Yongzhang added.
The statement from Dhanoa came amid reports of China ramping up its air defence infrastructure in Tibet.
The first batch had reached Gunji Base camp by trekking 33 km from Mangti, in two days.
"After the Doklam standoff, we have increased our presence on India's side of the tri-junction as it is very important for us from the strategic dimension," a senior Army official said.
The clarification comes in the wake of reports that the Centre has asked its officials not to attend the Dalai Lama events in a bid to mend fences with Beijing.
Authorities fear China may be carrying out some heavy construction work in the upper reaches of the Siang river.
The Dalai Lama said that "China needs India, India needs China" and "they have to live side by side".
At an interactive session organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, Dalai Lama also claimed that China and Tibet enjoyed a close relationship, though there were occasional ‘fights’.
Dalai Lama said that amid all the linguistic and cultural diversity in India, it is a country that is the "most stable, more peaceful" of the Asian nations.
China is working on ambitious project to divert water from Brahmaputra river in Tibet close to Arunachal Pradesh to the desert in Xinjiang region.
The Dalai Lama fled Tibet in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule in his Himalayan homeland and he has been living in India in exile since then.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh as "South Tibet" and in April Beijing had announced Chinese "standardised" names for six places in retaliation to Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's visit there.
The appropriations will be effective for the next fiscal beginning October 1.
Chinese media’s reports are being viewed as Beijing’s strategy to put psychological pressure on India to withdraw its troops from the Doklam Plateau
Amid the ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Doklam area, reports have suggested that China may have quietly moved “tend of thousands of tonnes” of military equipment, including army vehicles and troops, to Tibet
Notably, PLA’s Tibet Military Command, which conducted the drills, guards the Line of Actual Control (LAC) of the India-China border along several sections connecting the mountainous Tibetan region
The Dalai Lama's sermons on ethics, non-violence, peace and religious harmony have made him one of the 20th century's most revered spiritual leaders.
Following the face-off, China has suspended the pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in Tibet where Indians travel via Nathu La Pass, which is shut now.
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