Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal in November

October 15th, 2009 RANCHI - Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Thursday brushed aside Chinese claims over Arunachal Pradesh saying it was like any other Indian state. Gandhi made the remark when journalists wanted his reaction on China's protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the northeastern Indian state which China claims as its own.

October 13th, 2009 ITANAGAR - Indian lawmakers Tuesday slammed Beijing for criticizing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the latest hiccup between the Asian neighbours after reports of Chinese incursions and Indian troop build up along the borders. "It is simply blasphemous on the part of China to oppose or express dissatisfaction over the visit of our prime minister to Arunachal Pradesh," Takam Sanjay, a ruling Congress MP in the Lok Sabha from Arunachal Pradesh, told IANS.

October 8th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The decision of US President Obama to meet Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama after Obama's China visit has raised hopes amongst the Tibetan exiles living in India. Obama will not be meeting the Dalai Lama during his five-day trip to the US capital.

October 3rd, 2009 SYDNEY - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was Saturday accused of kowtowing to China over his decision not to meet the Dalai Lama when the exiled Tibetan leader visits Australia in December. Rudd braved Beijing's displeasure and met the Dalai Lama in 2007 when he was leader of the opposition Labour Party but has kept him at bay since taking office after the November 2007 election.

September 24th, 2009 TAWANG - Buddhist monks have been holding special prayers here for the safe visit of the Dalai Lama to India's frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh after China objected to the Tibetan spiritual leader's proposed trip, religious leaders Thursday said. "We are holding daily prayers so that the Dalai Lama's visit passes off peacefully," J.P.

September 22nd, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetans living in exile in Dharamshala on Tuesday prayed for the success of Dalai Lama's impending visit to Arunachal Pradesh. Although the annual ritual of prayers is dedicated for highest Buddhist leader's health and well being, but this year a large number of monks and nuns from various monasteries have assembled at the Theckchen Choelling Tsuglag Khang monastery to wish the Dalai Lama a good luck for his upcoming visit to the north-eastern state.

September 21st, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, who left here Monday for a 23-day visit to the US and Canada, won't be meeting US President Barack Obama, an aide said. "His Holiness Dalai Lama this (Monday) morning left his residence for a 23-day scheduled visit to the US and Canada," said Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at the Dalai Lama's office here, ending speculation that the two leaders would meet.

September 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Amid concerns over reported Chinese border violations, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday said Indian armed forces were capable of defending the country's frontiers.

September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Wednesday dismissed China's objections to the Dalai Lama's proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh later this year, and said that the Tibetan leader is free to go anywhere in India.

September 15th, 2009 ITANAGAR - The government in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh Tuesday urged New Delhi to act tough on Chinese claims over the state and snub Beijing's opposition to Dalai Lama's proposed visit to the region. Chinese claims over Arunachal Pradesh are simply baseless and not correct.

September 13th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - A US team will meet Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, in this north Indian hill station Monday to finalise details of his proposed US visit and meeting with President Barack Obama next month, officials said Sunday. Three US officials, including White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, Sunday met Tibetan Prime Minister Samdhong Rinpoche and the Dalai Lama's special envoy Lodi Gyari to finalise the proposed meeting between the spiritual leader and Obama, the local officials said.

September 3rd, 2009 TAIPEI - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, ended his sensitive Taiwan visit Friday, leaving Taipei to mend the damage to its relations with Beijing from his visit. Hundreds of Tibetans and Taiwan disciples saw off the Dalai Lama at the Howard Plaza Hotel in Taipei, and hundreds more waited for him at the Taoyuan International Airport outside Taipei.

July 28th, 2009 WARSAW - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday visited the Warsaw Uprising museum and praised Poles' love of freedom in their fight against the Nazi German occupation during World War II. In a visit coming just ahead of the 65th anniversary of the start of the uprising on Aug 1, 1944, the Dalai Lama said the museum exhibition showed how bitter the fighting had been.

February 1st, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi Monday and discharged later, his aide said. 'This morning (Monday) His Holiness (the Dalai Lama) was admitted to Apollo Hospital after complaining of a mild discomfort in one of his arms,' Tenzin Taklha, a senior aide to the leader, told IANS by phone.

January 19th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama Tuesday congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States, Tibet's government-in-exile here said. 'The religious guru, on a visit to international township of Auroville near Puducherry, expressed his deep congratulations and prayers for Obama for success,' Tenzin Taklha, joint secretary at Dalai Lama's office, told IANS.