Commandos and local police stand guard where Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama inaugurates a district hospital, in Tawang, in the northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Indian officials are clamping down on journalists covering the Dalai Lama's trip to a disputed border area in an apparent effort to minimize tensions with neighboring China. AP Photo logo AP Photo 1 week ago

Commandos and local police stand guard where Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama inaugurates a district hospital, in Tawang, in the northeastern Arunachal Pradesh state, India, Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. Indian officials are clamping down on journalists covering the Dalai Lama's trip to a disputed border area in an apparent effort to minimize tensions with neighboring China.

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