US snubs China, says Dalai Lama free to go to Arunachal
Updated Fri 6th Nov 2009 14:20:32 / Published Fri 6th Nov 2009 13:38:37
New Delhi, November 6: Ahead of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a top US official said he was free to go anywhere as a religious figure.
"The Dalai Lama is a religious leader and he, of course, can travel to carry out that role," US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero said.
"He (Dalai Lama) is visiting a monastery, a holy place. And from our perspective, this is one of the roles that he plays," she said when asked for her reaction to Chinese protest over the Tibetan leader's visit to Tawang from Sunday.
Otero said US President Barack Obama would be visiting China this month and Tibet would certainly be one of the issues for discussion with the Chinese leaders.
(With PTI inputs)
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Not all Indians are like Kathirgaman!!
by viggen on 2010-02-19 00:00:00
What Kathirgaman is saying is that he being an Inian would also sell his mother country to china. Well, Kathirgaqman, not all Indians are like you, or your corrupt politicians!! AQnd by the way, you write very poor English!!!
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by viggen on 2010-02-19 00:00:00
What Kathirgaman is saying is that he being an Inian would also sell his mother country to china. Well, Kathirgaqman, not all Indians are like you, or your corrupt politicians!! AQnd by the way, you write very poor English!!!
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by KathirGaman on 2009-11-07 00:00:00
Let us not forget so easily what has happened just after the arrival of Dalai lama in India. china was angry with India but they gave a full punishment to India by arming Pakistan on all ways including Nuclar technology which gave Pakistan a full nuclear country and big challenge to India. However, by asking or inciting Dalai lama to leave India to go some other countries won't bring any useful solution to India. It is too late now; now they have already started to give financial aides to local Indian Maoists and other extremists forces in India which our Indian present and past politicians did not want to accept or believe it all!!!! We have corrupted leaders and for money any Indian will be ready to sell his own mother country to hina or to Pakistan. This the present picture of India and Indian man whereever he may lives in India. I just advise to all these Indian third classe news papers to stop printing all these nonsense saying " AMERICA TO CHINA " but instead all these news papers should work together to help to eliminate pvety d corruption gthrough best articles and nationwide patriotic contribution. But not these rubbishes like water on moon or america to china.
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