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...When the first wave of Tibetans arrived in India in the 1950s, India's relationship with China was strained, to say the least. The two countries briefly went to war in 1962 over a border dispute, and for the next couple of decades, the Dalai Lama's presence in India became almost a badge of honor for Delhi-living proof that democratic India was freer and more tolerant than its authoritarian neighbor. Over the last decade, though, and especially since Delhi formally recognized the Tibetan autonomous region as part of China in 2003, India has taken a sterner line...
...Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said the two countries should be "cooperative partners instead of competitive opponents"-India must also be mindful of the fact that its democratic credentials are one of its major points of difference with China, a difference Indian diplomats are often keen to play up. For Tibetan activists and human rights campaigners, the Indian crackdown seems uncharacteristically heavy-handed. "The Indian police should immediately release the marchers detained, lift the restraining order and allow the march to continue peacefully," says Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch. "Any reaction by the Indian government must...
...Ministry of External Affairs says India has granted exile to Tibetans on the condition that they not indulge in political activities on Indian soil, so the government is well within its rights to halt the march. But the Tibetan community says the crackdown is about politics, not maintaining social order. "We assume that there is pressure from Beijing," says Tsering. "It's very disappointing and upsetting to us." Tsering and another Tibetan activist said that an Indian journalist had e-mailed them claiming that New Delhi has asked Indian media not to cover the protests or at least to downplay...
...prison can't accommodate them, say they are unsure what to do next, but they also say they are inspired by protests being carried out inside Tibet by hundreds of monks. Says Tsering: "The spirit of fighting for rights and for freedom is very strong in the hearts of Tibetan people no matter where they...
Fresh protests broke out in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa on Friday, with indications that what had until now been peaceful demonstrations have turned violent. Varying numbers of casualties have been reported among clashes that residents, academics and activists say have erupted between Tibetans and Chinese security forces, with accounts of gunfire, police cars burning, and bodies in the streets. Whatever the outcome, though, it seemed to be a turning point in the history of Tibet and perhaps also China. "This is massive," said one Tibet specialist who was in touch with many Lhasa residents, "it is the intifadeh...