“We want to ask how India can help us sustain our community, especially those settled in Arunachal, Tawang, in Uttarakhand and in Ladakh. Mr. Tsering declined to comment on the current tensions between India and China at the LAC, but said the border aggressions by China denote an “insecurity” within the Chinese government. Mr. Tsering said the CTA, the self-styled Tibetan “Government in Exile”, would also like assistance in completing an authoritative census of the Tibetan diaspora worldwide, so as to be able to better care for their needs. According to informal estimates, he said India houses about 75,000 live in India, 10,000 in Nepal. The CTA is not recognised by any country at present, although many countries support and fund their activities and assist Tibetan refugee communities worldwide.

Source: The Hindu November 26, 2021 18:07 UTC