The analyst also mentioned that if Beijing is successful in tightening its iron hand on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, then the pressure on India’s national security will only intensify.
-By Business Today Desk, Updated Jul 4, 2025 7:41 AM IST
Strategic affairs analyst Brahma Chellaney on Thursday raised concerns about China’s plan to seize control of the Dalai Lama institution as the final straw in its subjugation of Tibet. He even questioned whether India has a strategy to counter Beijing’s plan.
The analyst also mentioned that if Beijing is successful in tightening its iron hand on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, then the pressure on India’s national security will only intensify.
“China has a plan: to seize control of the Dalai Lama institution as the final prize in its subjugation of Tibet. But does India — whose historical, cultural, and spiritual ties to Tibet run deepest — have a strategy to counter Beijing’s plan? Or is a mere statement, like the one made by Minister Kiren Rijiju, all that India has to offer? If China succeeds in tightening its grip on Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism, the pressure on India’s national security will only intensify,” Chellaney said on X.
