Tibet

Dalai Lama’s Succession Revives Sino-Indian Conflict Over Tibet

The succession of the Dalai Lama has revived the Sino-Indian conflict over Tibet. China rejects Tibetan claims on the succession procedure, asserting that only Beijing can sanction the successor. The current 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, who turned 90 on July 5, insists that the successor must be chosen from outside China by the Gaden Phodrang Trust. India, which has hosted the Dalai Lama since 1959, is drawn into the dispute. Indian Minister Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu have supported the Tibetan stance. The Dalai Lama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. China demands the golden urn method for selection, which the Dalai Lama calls spiritually illegitimate.