In message to China, India says it doesn’t interfere in religious matters amid Dalai Lama reincarnation conundrum

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(TibetanReview.net, Jul05’25) – India has on Jul 4 clarified its position on the Dalai Lama reincarnation issue by saying it does not take any position on matters of faith. The clarification came amid reports that India’s Minister for Minority Affairs (and Parliamentary Affairs), Mr Kiren Rijjju, had said Jul 3 the Dalai Lama alone could decide on his own reincarnation, as per the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, and China had criticized India for it.

India’s clarification came in response to the Dalai Lama’s Jul 2 declaration that Rijiju expressed support for.

“We have seen reports relating to the statement made by the Dalai Lama about the continuation of the Dalai Lama institutio...

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