'If There Are Two Dalai Lamas India Should Deal With the Tibetan People’s Choice': Shivshankar Menon

In an interview to discuss the Dalai Lama succession, India’s former National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon was asked what should be India’s response in the event there are two Dalai Lamas, one chosen by Beijing and the other by the Gaden Phodrang Trust in Dharamshala. Menon said, “We should keep dealing with whoever the Tibetan people choose as we have done so far.”

Reiterating his point, Menon added: “We will deal with whoever the Tibetan people choose … wherever they make it (the choice). He’s (the Dalai Lama) laid down a procedure but it’s not necessarily in Dharamshala or wherever. Wherever the Tibetan people choose to do so (we should recognise their choice).

Watch the full interview.

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