China says Dalai Lama succession issue a thorn in relations with India
China says Dalai Lama succession issue a ‘thorn’ in relations with India
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alt="FILE PHOTO: Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, is served food on his 90th birthday celebration at the Tsuglagkhang, also known as the Dalai Lama Temple complex, in the northern town of Dharamshala, India, July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo"/>Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, being served food during his 90th birthday celebration in the town of Dharamshala, India, on July 6.
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Dalai LamaNEW DELHI – The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on July 13, as India’s foreign minister prepares to visit China for the first time since deadly border clashes in 2020.
Ahead of celebrations in July for his 90th birthday that were attended by senior Indian ministers, the head of Tibetan Buddhists riled China again by saying it had no role in his succession
The Dalai Lama has been living in exile in India since 1959 following a failed uprising against Chinese rule in Tibet, and Indian foreign relations experts say his presence gives New Delhi leverage against China. India is also home to about 70,000 Tibetans and a Tibetan government-in-exile.
Ms Yu Jing, a Chinese embassy spokeswoman, said on social media app X that some people from strategic and academic communities in India had made “improper remarks” on the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.
She did not name anyone but in recent days, Indian strategic affairs analysts and a government minister backed the
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