: Dalai Lama arrives to grand welcome in Ladakh as India and China get ready for another round of border talks #IndiaNEWS #National,INDIANARRATIVE By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, July 15: Tibetan spiritual

Dalai Lama arrives to grand welcome in Ladakh as India and China get ready for another round of border talks #IndiaNEWS #National ,INDIANARRATIVE
By Ateet SharmaNew Delhi, July 15: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama was accorded a grand welcome upon his arrival in Ladakh Friday afternoon on what is his first trip outside his residence in Himachal Pradeshs Dharmashala since the emergence of the global Covid-19 pandemic and one which could also cause some unease in neighbouring China.
Leh was in a festive mood as people gathered at the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport to welcome the 14th Dalai Lama who is visiting the region after a gap of four years.
Hundreds of Tibetans lined up on both sides of the road as the Dalai Lamas motorcade passed through.
The Dalai Lama has only granted virtual and in-person audiences in Dharmashala until now since the outbreak of Covid-19. The Tibetan exile administration said that in April, he granted an audience to Thiksay Rinpoche of Thiksay Monastery and former MP Thupten Tsewang, Current President of Ladakh Buddhist Association upon whose request he agreed to visit Ladakh.
As he left his residence in Dharmashala at the crack of dawn on Thursday, hundreds of Tibetans and devotees had lined up in queues to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama.
On Thursday, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Chairman Tashi Gyalson also reviewed the preparation at Lingshed, Skumpata Gongma, Neraks and Photoskar for Yarchos Chenmo the Summer Buddhist Council which will be held in August this year under the leadership of the Tibetan spiritual leader.
Ladakhs Member of Parliament Jamyang Tsering Namgyal also conducted an inspection of the teaching ground and Photang Geyphel-ling at Jive-Tsal, Choglamsar to review the final preparations before the Dalai Lamas arrival.
Interestingly, the Dalai Lamas visit to the Union Territory is taking place just before the 16th round of Corps Commander-level meeting between India and China which is likely to be held on Sunday to discuss disengagement from friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh.
Last week, as China criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday, New Delhi had made it clear that it has been a consistent policy of the government to treat the spiritual leader as a guest in India.
The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday slammed criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wishing Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday a day ago. said it has been a consistent policy of the government to treat the Dalai Lama as a guest in India.
The PM did speak with Dalai Lama last year also, it has been a consistent policy of our government to treat him as a guest in India and as a respected religious leader who enjoys a large following in India, said Arindam Bagchi, the spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs.

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