India has banned Tibetans from holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi this month to mark the 60th anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule, officials said on Wednesday, as it tries to improve fraught ties with China. Relations between China and India have been tense in recent months after their troops faced off on a disputed part of their border. The The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, fled from the crackdown and was granted asylum in India. An interior ministry also said the Tibetan rally could not be held in New Delhi. China considers the Dalai Lama to be a dangerous separatist and has piled pressure on foreign governments to shun him.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 07, 2018 11:15 UTC