Friday, May 10, 2013, 16:31 IST | Place: Washington, DC | Agency: PTI

In his rare appearance before a Washington audience, the head of the Tibetan administration in exile said that though he has no complaints or regrets, but he wish India could have done more for Tibet.

India and China are increasingly facing off each other because Tibet is no longer a “buffer zone” between them, the leader of Tibet’s exiled government has said, noting that “pre-1949 there was hardly even a policeman on the border”.

Highlighting the importance of the strategic Himalayan region for India, Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay said, “There was never incursion in ’40s and ’30s because India and China were never next to each other. Tibet always served as the buffer zone. Now they are facing off each other.” (View full report)