Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on July 15 began his month-long visit to Ladakh and said India-China border disputes should be resolved through talks and peaceful means as use of military is an outdated option.
The spiritual leader’s visit to Ladakh is expected to rile China as it comes amid the military standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at several friction points in eastern Ladakh.
A top government functionary said the visit of the Dalai Lama to Ladakh was a ‘completely religious’ one, and no one should have any objections to the tour.
This is the Dalai Lama’s first visit outside Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh in the last two years as he was mostly confined to the hill station due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 14th Dalai Lama was given a rousing reception in Leh as hundreds of people stood up on the two sides of the road to welcome his cavalcade from Leh airport to Jivetsal Phong.
The Dalai Lama has been living in India ever since he fled Tibet in 1959. The Tibetan government-in-exile operates from India and over 1,60,000 Tibetans live in the country.
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