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For the first time ever, the exiled Tibetan prime minister Lobsang Sangay takes part in the installation of the new Indian prime minister Narendra Modi. RSS paramilitary leader visits the Dharamsala executive: "In some ways, it means that Delhi recognizes Tibet as a nation".
Dharamsala (AsiaNews) - For the first time in more than 30 years, a Tibetan Prime Minister (in exile) was invited and participated at the installation of an Indian prime minister. Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan government loyal to the Dalai Lama and stationed in Dharamsala, was an invited guest at the official swearing in of Narendra Modi. And now a senior executive ofRashtryia Swayamsevak Sangh, a paramilitary organization linked to the nationalist BJP party, has visited the seat of government in exile to ensure "support" for the Tibetan diaspora.
Indresh Kumar visited Prime Minister Sangay June 30: he was also welcomed by the Tibetan Minister of the Interior Dolma Gyari and other representatives of the executive. Kumar wanted to emphasize that the new Indian government intends to "support the Tibetan cause in every way. It is the first time that Tibetan Prime Minister was invited to the oath taking ceremony of Indian Prime Minister. This shows India somehow recognizes Tibet as a nation and it irked the Chinese government. This should have happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it happened now".
The Hindu leader added that young Tibetans born in India should not be called refugees: " For a very long time, you have been living here, your ancestors came here as refugees. You are born here. You are not a refugee". However, he did not want to draw any concrete conclusions as to whether these young people are Indians or Tibetans. And speaking of the situation in Tibet he invited local people to "continue on the path of non-violence in resolving Tibet's issue and amplify its activism. If you want, we can help to improve the situation".
INDIA - TIBET - CHINA India's Nationalist government offers its "full support and recognition" to Tibet - Asia News
Dharamsala (AsiaNews) - For the first time in more than 30 years, a Tibetan Prime Minister (in exile) was invited and participated at the installation of an Indian prime minister. Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan government loyal to the Dalai Lama and stationed in Dharamsala, was an invited guest at the official swearing in of Narendra Modi. And now a senior executive ofRashtryia Swayamsevak Sangh, a paramilitary organization linked to the nationalist BJP party, has visited the seat of government in exile to ensure "support" for the Tibetan diaspora.
Indresh Kumar visited Prime Minister Sangay June 30: he was also welcomed by the Tibetan Minister of the Interior Dolma Gyari and other representatives of the executive. Kumar wanted to emphasize that the new Indian government intends to "support the Tibetan cause in every way. It is the first time that Tibetan Prime Minister was invited to the oath taking ceremony of Indian Prime Minister. This shows India somehow recognizes Tibet as a nation and it irked the Chinese government. This should have happened 20 or 30 years ago, but it happened now".
The Hindu leader added that young Tibetans born in India should not be called refugees: " For a very long time, you have been living here, your ancestors came here as refugees. You are born here. You are not a refugee". However, he did not want to draw any concrete conclusions as to whether these young people are Indians or Tibetans. And speaking of the situation in Tibet he invited local people to "continue on the path of non-violence in resolving Tibet's issue and amplify its activism. If you want, we can help to improve the situation".
INDIA - TIBET - CHINA India's Nationalist government offers its "full support and recognition" to Tibet - Asia News