Tibet – More questions than answers

The recent developments in Tibet has been a cause for concern both in India and around the world.The Western countries are also looking at the option of using the Olympics as a weapon to makeChina involve in a political dialogue with the Dalai Lama. So what really is the problem between Dalai Lama and the Communist Chinese regime.

There have been talks between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese authorities for well over a decade.The contentious issues between the two have been the demands made by the Tibetan governement living in exile in India

The first demand is that Tibet be granted greater autonomy with the idea of "One country two systems" which the Chinese government has rejected categorically. According to China it is astatus uniquely provided for Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao. It grant that same status to Tibet

The second and the most pressing demand is the idea of "Greater Tibet". This involves carving outcertain regions of China which ethnically is dominated by Tibetans. It is a demand that any country will reject and China did the same. So is there any middle path that is acceptable for both the sides. At present the certain answer is no. With the violent protests in Lhasa and other Tibetan ethnic regions China is in no mood to talk with the Dalai Lama.

The whole world is watching the situation with their fingers crossed hoping for an amicable solution between the two