No control over Dalai Lama’s travel plans: India
India brushed aside China’s opposition to Dalai Lama’s upcoming visit to Arunachal Pradesh saying that it had no control over his travel plans within India. The foreign ministry also said that political motives should not be read into the visit.
“He is a revered religious figure who is treated as such by the government and the people of India. The government has no say in his travels within India and no political meaning should be attached to them as such,” said MEA spokesperson Gopal Baglay.
During a briefing in Beijing last week, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang had warned India against allowing the visit, saying it would cause “serious damage” to the bilateral ties and peace in the “disputed” border region.
“China is gravely concerned over information that India has granted permission to the Dalai to visit Arunachal Pradesh,” Geng had said.
A day after China, the current chair of the BRICS, indicated “widening” of the five-nation grouping during its summit later this year, India also said it is awaiting details of the Chinese suggestion. Baglay was replying to a query on Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi’s comments in Beijing on Wednesday that the grouping will build a platform for “south-south” cooperation, exploring a ‘BRICS-plus’ model by holding talks with other developing countries to establish a more extensive partnership.
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