tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post114425048112358733..comments2024-03-06T00:30:08.915-08:00Comments on Secular-Right India: Tibetan BlunderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-59534694924766333272008-05-13T10:32:00.000-07:002008-05-13T10:32:00.000-07:00A free Tibet remains a fantasy. And the reason is ...A free Tibet remains a fantasy. And the reason is not so much that Tibetan protests haven't been forceful enough but because the Dalai Lama's government in exile is weak, ineffectual and hopelessly adrift. The Dalai Lama has failed miserably to find a way forward from the impasse that he himself created when he unilaterally declared in 1988 that he favored partial autonomy for Tibet rather then outright independence, becoming the world's first leading spokesman against Tibetan independence. To read in inside story about how the Dalai Lama's own people in Dharamsala view him, go to: <BR/>http://asiascoop.com/conflict/tibetan-blunder/<BR/><BR/>Cordially,<BR/>Ajay Singh<BR/>editor, AsiaScoopAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1151330046227866812006-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:002006-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:00In the history of humanity no country could ever h...In the history of humanity no country could ever hold an occuied nation for ever. The tiny East Timor was freed. The spirit of freedom cannot be quenched even by the power of Atomic Bomb. Take the case of the tiny nations of erstwhile Jugoslaviya .It is a question of time. <BR/>'Tibetan Blunder' was first made by Indian PM then, as he did with Kashmir. The country paid with 3000 + casualties in 1962 on account of 1962 debacle. Both the PM and the DM then had not understood the real imact of Sovereignty of a Nation. In the case of Kashmir our PM then, went to UN in the face of clear victory in 1948. Because of that blunder we are continuing to bleed. Why can't we compare the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. If that is considered legitimate, Tibet shoud also be liberated at any cost.<BR/>China's leagl points of soverereignty and Suzeranity etc., are nuthing but pure bumph. <BR/>Who ever equates Tibet with Kashmir must be totally ignorant of History or they have extra territorial loyalties.<BR/>It is the sacred duty of all freedom loving people of the world to to ecourage the Tibetans aspirations of Free Tibet. <BR/>This Generation and the Nations of this millenium will have to be blamed if the unque tradition and culture of Tibetans is allowed to be decimatdd by the Chinese.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144880681247362092006-04-12T15:24:00.000-07:002006-04-12T15:24:00.000-07:00Jaffna: You forget another player. The last two pa...Jaffna: You forget another player. The last two paragraphs apply to Nehru also to the last full stop. If Menon wasn't there, I am sure the outcome would have been no different.Chandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763671243428875888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144420760924288562006-04-07T07:39:00.000-07:002006-04-07T07:39:00.000-07:00The difference is that Israel has tight control ov...The difference is that Israel has tight control over Palestine and China over Tibet. India still does not fully control Kashmir. India failed where Israel and China did not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144407900071680752006-04-07T04:05:00.000-07:002006-04-07T04:05:00.000-07:00I had seen that article. I did not know those argu...I had seen that article. I did not know those arguments referred to clauses in the law.<BR/><BR/> Do you know after how many years of"illegal occupation" the annexation becomes "legitimate"? Either Chinese occupation of Tibet or Israeli occupation of Palestine?<BR/><BR/>Thanks, as always.froginthewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065929662806737682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144368814162841242006-04-06T17:13:00.000-07:002006-04-06T17:13:00.000-07:00Jaffna: In 1914, Britain entered into an agreement...Jaffna:<BR/><I> In 1914, Britain entered into an agreement with Tibet not to recognize Chinese suzerainty over Tibet.</I><BR/><BR/> Wikipedia <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet#History" REL="nofollow">seems</A> to tell otherwise : <I>...the British...while recognizing Chinese suzerainty, but not sovereignty, over Tibet.</I>. A similar recognition is talked about as having made in 1907.<BR/><BR/> Also could you elaborate on why China's claims on Tibet can be disputed under international law? Thanks and regards.froginthewellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065929662806737682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144330253371839932006-04-06T06:30:00.000-07:002006-04-06T06:30:00.000-07:00Here is the opening sentence of the historic teleg...Here is the opening sentence of the historic telegraphic message that the Indian Representative in Lhasa sent to the Indian government: "The Chinese have entered Tibet; the Himalayas have ceased to exist." Read <A HREF="http://www.tibet.ca/en/wtnarchive/2001/7/29_2.html" REL="nofollow">more</A>..."What a prophetic assessment of a situation!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9237907.post-1144270886525278512006-04-05T14:01:00.000-07:002006-04-05T14:01:00.000-07:00Jaffna: Your comments about Krishna Menon have to ...Jaffna:<BR/> Your comments about Krishna Menon have to be tempered. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth. The maternal side of his family was very wealthy, owning considerable tracts of land. His father was a lawyer with a flourishing legal practise. He studied at the London School of Economics under Harold Laski, the Dean of Fabian Socialism. During those days he was to the extreme left of the Labour Party but consistently propogated India's Independance. His marathon speech in the UN General Assembly is still one of the longest ever. It is he, as India's Defense Minister, who inserted steel into Nehru's spine to send the Indian Army to liberate Goa. <BR/>Let me try to make a case for him on the China issue. He staunchly defended China in the UN. Was he not prophetic? China was the elephant in the room, the US had to recognise it. Finally, 20 years too late, Nixon went to China to use it as his leverage against the Soviet Union. The irony, however, is that KM may not support or even recognise the China of today.<BR/>On his role as DM during the China War KM cannot be defended.<BR/><BR/>Having said this let me comment on current day Marxists. I have utter contempt for the Marxist ilk who have nothing postive to say about their country. They are hypocrites of the first order, limousine liberals, who talk about workers rights yet treat their servants without respect and dignity, who talk about the poor and yet live in the finest houses. Enough of my rambling comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com