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An Indian Army commander visits the forward areas of Siachen Glacier to review the winter The growing number of Covid cases in China has put a lot of pressure on the
preparedness and operational readiness (ANI) government of Xi Jinping (Agencies)

refrain from such actions and main- From the foothills of the Hima- Pradesh), in a disputed territorial spokesman for the Chinese Minis-
tain peace and tranquility along the layas to the Taiwan Strait, the last and border perimetre, clashes once try of Foreign Affairs, said Guillard.
border. The issue has also been tak- days of the year 2022 bear witness again took place at an altitude of “From what we understand, the situ-
en up with the Chinese side through to this once again: China prefers, it more than 5,000 m, near from an In- ation on the border between China
diplomatic channels,” Singh said. seems, to irritate New Delhi, Taipei dian military post, troops from Bei- and India is broadly stable. The two
China’s territorial disputes from or the West, to make its exhaust- jing and New Delhi, causing injuries sides maintain unhindered dialogue
the Himalayas to Taiwan are outlets ed population the consequences of on both sides, Guillard wrote in the on the border issue through diplo-
for domestic torments and the Chi- three interminable years of pandem- French publication, Asialyst. matic and military channels,” said
nese army is in the battle to forget ic and multiple restrictions he writes. On the side of Beijing, the sum- Guillard.
national frustrations, according to On December 9, in the mountain- mary of these events is presented “We hope the Indian side will
Oliver Guillard. ous region of Tawang (Arunachal in somewhat different terms by a meet China halfway, implement the

Dalai Lama highlights ‘ups and downs’

between India and China

OUR BUREAU “This world ultimately depends on come from the sky, violence doesn’t India is a perfect place and his per-
whole-heartedness. No distinctions come from the sky, all depend on us. manent residence and that he pre-
New Delhi
between communities and religions. In our brain basically, we have this fers India.
mid the ongoing tensions We smile at each other and pray to- nation, that nation, this religion, that While responding to a query
between India and China, gether. India’s concept of ‘Karuna’ religion. That causes fighting. That is over the Tawang clash, Tibetan spir-
ATibetan spiritual leader Da- and ‘Ahimsa’ is a key thing and we outdated. Disagreements should be itual leader Dalai Lama at Kangra
lai Lama on Wednesday highlight- must preserve it,” he said. resolved, keeping in mind that all are airport in Himachal Pradesh said,
ed the ups and downs between the Dalai Lama stressed that nowa- our brothers and sisters, and should “Now things... Generally speaking,
two Countries. days human brains are being used as build a world without a weapon,” he things are improving, I think in Eu-
While speaking at a public talk weapons to destroy neighbors. “So, said. rope and Africa and also in Asia.
on “Compassionate and secular now we look at the world. Aggres- Calling ancient Indian masters Now China also now more flexible.
ethics - Educating the heart and sion, atrocity, violence, so many peo- as his source of inspiration, the lead- Ok. But there is no point to return
mind” in Gurugram on Wednes- ple are killed, keen to create nuclear er called Indian tradition ‘extremely to China. I prefer India, best place
day, the Tibetan spiritual leader weapons. In the last few centuries, too rich’ and ‘useful’ and asked the young and Kangra, Pandit Nehru choice.
said, “India and China are the two much violence. Now, the human brain generation to preserve it. “The Indi- This place is my permanent resi-
most populous countries. In recent is used for weapons, how to kill, and an tradition is extremely rich, partic- dence. It’s very right. Thank you.”
decades too many ups and downs. how to destroy your neighbor. That is ularly about the mind. Modern India This statement came in the
India is a democracy and respects totally wrong,” he added. should pay more attention to ancient backdrop of the December 9 clash
all religions. India’s tradition is Stressing the fact to build a India tradition. We should not neglect where People’s Liberation Army
very good. So young Indians should peaceful world without a weapon, the the knowledge of our mind”. troops contacted the LAC in the
keep India’s thousand-year-old sec- leader said that peace and violence “Ancient Indian Masters are my Tawang Sector which was contested
ular tradition.” The Tibetan spiritu- depend upon us. “We are all the same source of inspiration. These are com- by Indian troops in a firm and res-
al leader also shed light on India’s human beings. All have to live togeth- pletely based on reasoning and think- olute manner. This face-off led to
concept of Karuna and Ahimsa er without any violence. When we ing. I am a student of that tradition”, minor injuries to a few personnel
and urged everyone to preserve it. pray for world peace, peace will not he said. Earlier on Monday, said that from both sides.
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