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Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Dalai Lama Image source : theindiaexpress.com
- When The Dalai Lama crossed the border, India granted him political shelter after fleeing Chinese repression of a national uprising in Tibet.
- Tensin Gyatso was born in Taktser, China.
- During 1940, people named him the 14th Dalai Lama, making him Tibet’s religious and political leader.
- During 1950, Tibet came under Chinese authority during the 20th century, and communist China conquered the country.
- Communist China’s anti-religious policies victimized Tibet’s devout inhabitants, who embrace a distinct style of Buddhism.
- In March 1959, after years of intermittent protests, a full-fledged revolt erupted, forcing the Dalai Lama to leave as Chinese troops suppressed the revolt.
- He went into exile in India on March 31, 1959, living in Dharamshala, where he created a democratic Tibetan administration.
- The visit of the Dalai Lama in India was a watershed moment in Indo-Chinese ties from a political standpoint.
- One of the most important outcomes of the Dalai Lama’s exile to India was the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
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