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    And the 400-year-old Gaden Namgyal Lhatse, Tawang Monastery to the world beyond, is at the centre of China’s claim over Arunachal Pradesh. "No one will be allowed to politicise the Dalai Lama’s visit, and whatever China says vis-à-vis our state is for the Government of India to handle" said Dorjee Khandu, the frontier state’s chief minister, while inspecting the arrangements at the monastery and the rest of the town at 10,000 ft. Full Article at Hindustan Times
    No one will be allowed to politicise the Dalai Lama’s visit, and whatever China says vis-à-vis our state is for the Government of India to handle
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 4 weeks ago
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  1. If we cannot raise the issue of our homeland that China has grabbed, we can always pray and hope for a free Tibet silently
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 4 weeks ago
  2. What the Dalai Lama is coming here for is strictly spiritual (three days of discourse at the Yid-Gha-Choezin ground), but is also the head of the Tibetan nation and the honoured guest of our country. None other than our Prime Minister has said so
    SOURCE: Hindustan Times 4 weeks ago

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