Tibet facing cultural genocide: Dalai Lama

What we really need? China needs peace, and so do the world. What the world need is peace, nonviolence, and mutual understanding of the different cultures. The Peace and Nonviolence is the core spirit that Indian presented to the whole world and commented by one of the Chinese Writer, Lin Yu-Tang, whose words quoted in a Temple that Indian gifted to Toronto. A peaceful and economic healthy China has no harm to the world, but China¡¯s chaos will danger the world even more. Careful reading from the medias, we know even Dalai Lama as a spiritual leader, opposes an independent Tibet£¬and does not support boycott 2008 Olympic. Think of the core essence of the Buddhism, the impression that those young Tibetans left to the world is really arguable. It is always risky to make simple judge whether a culture is bad or wrong. As complicated and historic issue, it calls for broader and longer observations over historic, economic, and social development. Tibet is unique in its primitive economic system even at world level around 50¡¯s. Culture conflicts are often seen within a nation and everywhere even in the world. Shall we look at a great nation, a great culture or the whole issue more than ¡®few decades¡¯ while China is still considered had newly adopted and revised economic system, and we shall expected the system to be developed but not to pressure from outside. It is unfair to expect a young Dalai Lama could see clearly how China goes back in 50¡¯s. For example, can we see significantly how a peaceful development of Indian, China£¬Japan will contribute to the world as whole? That¡¯s why people dream multiculturalism a word written by Canadian in late 80¡¯s. Lakeshore Ca

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What is happening in Tibet is another example of Chines suppression of any form of protest. Our Government and the Congress party in particular which has mastered the art of clinging to power come what may/ even the so called allies do not support their policies is the height of shame. The Prime Minister who has been labelled by Media as a Gentleman is no longer one and he seems to have cultivated the habit of clinging to power even if he has to compromise on principles. That the govt. is yet to condemn the chinese action is not at all surprising. Our comrade brothers conveniently labelled the chinese rage as an internala matter. It is highly apalling that the comrades enjoy power without responsibility in such a brazen manner that no political party has the guts to cut them to size. Thier views and actions are highly detrimental to the nations interest in the longer run and we must at all costs expose the comrades should our nation move ahead.

For India, the sanest policy about Tibet would be that of non-interference treating the agitation in that mountainous region as an internal matter of China. It is like the separatist movement launched by the Tukic–speaking Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang province of Western China spearheaded by the East Turekstan Islamic Movement (ETIM) which been outlawed by Beijing as a terrorist group and a large number of Islamic separatists in that province have been executed for high treason by the Chinese authorities even without judicial trial. . We are of the considered view that India would do well to counsel its guest, Dalai Lama to observe restraint in expressing his views and say nothing which would be construed as India covertly permitting him to misuse his asylum in India. America could afford to protect Taiwan against China but India can not. Let us be practical.

Although India and China had relatively little political contact before 1950s, both have had extensive cultural contact since the first century AD, especially with the transmission of Buddhism from India to China. Although Nehru based his vision of 'resurgent Asia' on friendship between the two largest states of Asia, the two countries had a conflict of interest in Tibet (which later became China's Xizang autonomous region), a geographical and political buffer zone where India had inherited special privileges from the British colonial government. At the end of its civil war in 1949, China wanted to reassert control over Tibet and to 'liberate' the Tibetan people from Lamaism (Tibetan Buddhism) and feudalism, which it did by force in 1950. To avoid antagonising China, Nehru informed Chinese leaders that India had neither political nor territorial ambitions nor did it seek special privileges in Tibet but that traditional trading rights must continue. Was Nehru's foreign policy right?

Great nations and civilisations are not meant to last forever. If one believes that the free China is any way as great or a great reflection of it's glorious past, then there is a great deal of myth behind that. Greatness comes from grand visions, and electrodynamic deeds that do not flow from the barrel of guns and cannons. I would like to pose a question- how many great philosophers has china produced in last century. Instead, one can clearly count on fingers how many 'rulers' it has produced that turned out to be tenacious militarily, but none having the gift to be able to argue and present their viewponts that were accepted as rational by rest of world. Instead, chinese politics in last several decades is shrowed in mystery and unpredictability, except that they are as mean as anyone else, could be worse as they are little smarter. It is heartening that China is winning it's battle over poverty; but it should not forget that Tibet remains much poorer. CHINA NEEDS INTROSPECTION.

Most, condemnable, atrocious act now being perpetuated by Communists who have killed 100 million people worldwide in last 80 years. Every Indian is behind the Tibetians. Present spineless UPA Govt is unable to condemn it to save its govt.

The adjunct 'Nehru' derived from the Persian word 'Nahr' meaning a canal or nullah, was adopted by Moti Lal, who, like all members of his family, had a fascination for alien Mohammedan names mostly in Arabic or Persian. The adjunct 'Nehru' added a Persian flavor to his otherwise Hindu name. That was very desirable for the family, as we all can understand.Both Motilal and Jawaharlal was truly followers of British; British education, British etiquette, British culture. It’ll not be far fetched to say that that both of them just exploited public sentiment to project themselves as “great Indians” but their upbringing and behavior as “leaders” of India never proved that they think about the country. Both Simla Agreement (with Pakistan) by Indira Gandhi and Indo-China treaty by Jawaharlal sowed poisonous seeds for which India is still paying a heavy price and will continue to do so in future.

Chinese Commis Guru is Maotse Tung, who believed the power flows from the barrel of the Gun, India's Guru is Mahatma Gandhi who taught non violence. Poor Dalai Lama is practicing non-violent saint....look he is out of his beloved country since last 50 plus years! The jews are fighting for Israel since last 60 years...when they did not fight they have to leave their country! The Mullah of Inran faught violently and they now rule Iran, Vietnami commis fight and they are now ruling Vietnam, the Kosovian muslims fight and they got now Kosovo, Muslims of India just threaten of civil war and they got Pakistan, Muktibahini fight to Pak-army and they got Bangladesh!And so Mantra of the day is follow Mao and not Mahatma! Mao makes you "Mahan" while Mahatma keeps you "Muflis Homeless".

Well, one can not expect much of the congress lead central government of India. It was congressman Nehru who recognized claim of China of Tibet, bringing Chinese troops to the border of India and in 1962 we show the attck on India. Nehru let go thousands of Sq. miles of territory in Chinese hand just by listening commi V K Menon and in 1947 he let go one third of Kashmir to Pakistan by not listening Sardar Patel. Indian politicians are too bussy in collecting votes and hence no interest in integrity and unity of the country! Collect the vote, come in power and make billionns! But Nehru was different all he wanted is few pegeons to be released in the capital of host country in name of peace, be world citizen and asking congress party leader to do some thing for daughter Indu.

We should redefine “development”. It seems that we are now obsessed with only money. What China does worldwide (environment, Dafur, Iran etc) and now doing in Tibet is a shame for any civilized country. China is a barbaric country under its communist leaders with medieval, feudal mentality (but with lot of money). Only monetary affluence and flaunting money will not improve the situation in China or perception about that country. India also has a couple of lessons from this. Only monetary success of a society will not guarantee peace. We need to respect each other’s culture, language. What China is doing now in Tibet is thrashing Tibetan culture by mass migration from mainland China and gradually sidelining Tibetan indigenous people. India must not repeat that same mistake (in Mumbai or elsewhere in India).

China is experiencing unprecedented growth and it's winning battle over poverty, which was almost universal not in too distant past of it's population. With it has come an awareness to be with the rest of world, and start enjoying the advances of the modern times. Undoubtedly, it will be associated with a renaissance in it's philosophy and approach to life at grass root level. Gone are the days when Chinese government was so centralised and so powerful, that it could unleash deadly force against it's own people without worrying about it's own survival. However, things are a little partial when it comes to Tibet. This region is inherently devoid of resources due to difficult mountain terrain, and the chinese devised a way to improve the economy that benefits big businesses which undoubtedly are owned by people who have migrated for lure of money. In Tibetan's eyes, it could be a final weapon unleashed to overcome their culture, and make them slaves of masters who live in their homes.

India and Tibet are interlinked for thousands of years till the oppressors

Chinese bullies and thugs are indeed on a crusade to wipe out the Tibetian culture through well orchastrated genocide,while the muppets in India stand aside in fear and allow the Chinese tyrants to carry out its evil atrocities, without any protestation.Absolute shame.