Tibetan parliament hopes Modi to raise Tibet issue with China at BRICS. Tibetans seek "genuine autonomy" through dialogue with the Chinese government.

DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan parliament-in-exile based in Dharmashala hoped Prime Minister Narendra Modi would discuss the long pending Tibetan issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the ongoing BRICS summit, ANI news agency reported

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday on the sidelines of the sixth BRICS summit at Fortaleza in Brazil. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met Chinese President Xi Jinping at Fortaleza and pressed for a solution to the boundary question, saying if the two sides could amicably resolve the vexed issue, it would set an example for the world on peaceful conflict resolution,” India’s official broadcaster, Doordarshan, reported.

“We hope that from a larger picture, the Tibetan issue will also be considered since we are not asking for independence,” Mr Penpa Tsering, the Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, told ANI.

Mr Penpa Tsering further added the pragmatic approach taken by His Holiness the Dalai Lama in resolving the issue of Tibet with China must be taken into consideration.

“While discussing India-China relations we hope that the Tibet issue will also be taken into consideration, particularly the pragmatic approach taken by his Holiness the Dalai Lama in resolving the long standing issue of Tibet with China and this is also related with India. Therefore, better relationship between India and China should be a good catalyst in addressing the Tibetan issue which will again help in building better trust between India and China,” he added. 

Tibetans seek genuine autonomy through dialogue with the Chinese government. 

After his meeting with the Chinese president, Indian prime minister Modi tweeted: “Had a very fruitful meeting with Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping. We discussed a wide range of issues.” 

“Both sides emphasised on the need to find a solution to the Boundary Question. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of strengthening mutual trust and confidence, and maintaining peace and tranquility on the border,” said a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. 

• Prime Minister Modi told Xi that “if India and China could amicably resolve the Boundary Question, it would set an example for the entire world, on peaceful conflict resolution,” the statement added. 

• The two sides have held 17 rounds of the Special Representative talks aimed at resolving the boundary issue. India asserts that the border dispute covered nearly 4,057-km long Line of Actual Control, while China claims that it confined to about 2,000 km to the area of Arunachal Pradesh, which it refers as Southern Tibet. 

During the meeting, Modi also suggested the addition of one more route for the Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra in Tibet, keeping in view the terrain difficulties.  President Xi “accepted this as a suggestion for consideration,” the statement said. 

Tibet acted as historical buffer zone between India and China. Following the invasion of Tibet by the People’s Republic of China in 1950, India and China fought a war in 1962 leading to lingering border dispute.

tibet.net

16/7/14

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