In an indirect suggestion that New Delhi should take up the Tibetan cause with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on a three-day visit to India, the Dalai Lama on Thursday said the “Tibet problem is also India’s problem.”
Speaking to journalists here, the spiritual leader stressed the role of dialogue and “understanding” in resolving the long-standing issue.
In the context of its border disputes with China, resolving the Tibet issue was also in India’s interest, the Dalai Lama indicated.
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“Before 1950, the whole northern border was really peaceful. There was not a single soldier,” he said. “Sooner or later, you have to solve these problems, not by force, but by understanding and talks. Understanding comes through talks.”
On the protests by Tibetans against Mr. Xi, he said: “Tibetans are law-abiding citizens. But the rest is up to the Indian government.”