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US hits out at China over the Dalai Lama, praises India
As China protested the meeting between a senior US diplomat and the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala in India, Washington emphasized on the "enduring US support for the Tibetan people" and praised India's "extraordinary generosity" in supporting the Tibetans' religious freedom.
US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback met the Dalai Lama in Dharmshala on Monday.
Alice G. Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asia, in tweets said: "@IRF_Ambassador's meeting with His Holiness in Dharamsala emphasizes enduring U.S. support for the Tibetan people. India has greatly supported Tibetan religious freedom, and the U.S. stands in deep admiration of India's extraordinary generosity."
On the issue of a successor to the Dalai Lama, and China's stand on it, she said: "The Chinese Communist Party claim that Dalai Lama's succession "must comply with Chinese laws and regulations" is meritless. Tibetan communities, like all faith communities, should be able to select, educate, & venerate their religious leaders without government interference. AGW".
The Chinese Foreign Ministry, reacting to Brownback's visit, said on Tuesday: "We urge the US official to stop contacting the Dalai Lama clique, making irresponsible remarks and using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang said that Brownback's remarks violated the US' commitment to recognise Tibet as part of China and not support aTibet secession'.
On a successor to the Dalai Lama, Geng said the process "should follow (Chinese) national laws and regulations, religious rituals and historical conventions".
Brownback, during his meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader in Dharamsala, said the role of picking a successor to the Dalai Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, the Dalai Lama, and other Tibetan leaders. "It does not belong to anybody else, not any government or any entity", he is quoted as saying.
There have been concerns over the health of the 84-year-old Dalai Lama.
Brownback had also called on China to release the Dalai Lama-appointed Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, whose whereabouts are not known.
"We call on the (People's Republic of China) government to release immediately the Tibetan-recognised Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or share the truth about his fate with the world," Brownback said.
The Panchen Lama is regarded in Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy as second most important after the Dalai Lama. China has appointed a six-year-old boy as the Panchen Lama.
US hits out at China over the Dalai Lama, praises India
As China protested the meeting between a senior US diplomat and the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala in India, Washington emphasized on the "enduring US support for the Tibetan people" and praised India's "extraordinary generosity" in supporting the Tibetans' religious freedom.
US Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback met the Dalai Lama in Dharmshala on Monday.
Alice G. Wells, Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asia, in tweets said: "@IRF_Ambassador's meeting with His Holiness in Dharamsala emphasizes enduring U.S. support for the Tibetan people. India has greatly supported Tibetan religious freedom, and the U.S. stands in deep admiration of India's extraordinary generosity."
On the issue of a successor to the Dalai Lama, and China's stand on it, she said: "The Chinese Communist Party claim that Dalai Lama's succession "must comply with Chinese laws and regulations" is meritless. Tibetan communities, like all faith communities, should be able to select, educate, & venerate their religious leaders without government interference. AGW".
The Chinese Foreign Ministry, reacting to Brownback's visit, said on Tuesday: "We urge the US official to stop contacting the Dalai Lama clique, making irresponsible remarks and using Tibet-related issues to interfere in China's internal affairs.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng Shuang said that Brownback's remarks violated the US' commitment to recognise Tibet as part of China and not support aTibet secession'.
On a successor to the Dalai Lama, Geng said the process "should follow (Chinese) national laws and regulations, religious rituals and historical conventions".
Brownback, during his meeting with the Tibetan spiritual leader in Dharamsala, said the role of picking a successor to the Dalai Lama belongs to the Tibetan Buddhist system, the Dalai Lama, and other Tibetan leaders. "It does not belong to anybody else, not any government or any entity", he is quoted as saying.
There have been concerns over the health of the 84-year-old Dalai Lama.
Brownback had also called on China to release the Dalai Lama-appointed Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, whose whereabouts are not known.
"We call on the (People's Republic of China) government to release immediately the Tibetan-recognised Panchen Lama Gedhun Choekyi Nyima or share the truth about his fate with the world," Brownback said.
The Panchen Lama is regarded in Tibetan Buddhist hierarchy as second most important after the Dalai Lama. China has appointed a six-year-old boy as the Panchen Lama.
US hits out at China over the Dalai Lama, praises India
India eyes United States defence tech
The Indo-US defence cooperation is hobbled by the fact that the two countries have virtually no joint development projects to develop defence hardware.
By Sandeep Unnithan, New Delhi
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign minister S Jaishankar are set to leave for Washington next month for the second 'two-plus-two' dialogue with their US counterparts. On their agenda will be to speed up defence technology cooperation between India and the US.
The Indo-US defence cooperation is hobbled by the fact that the two countries have virtually no joint development projects to develop defence hardware.
The 'Defence Technology Trade Initiative' (DTTI) launched in 2015, the brainchild of then US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, aimed to resolve this conundrum. The choice of DTTI projects - chemical and biological gear for soldiers and UAVs might seem underwhelming when you look at the big ticket items.
A Navy working group project for Electromagnetic Launch Systems for launching combat jets from aircraft carriers could be hobbled by the fact that a new Indian aircraft carrier is nowhere on the horizon.
A critical project for the co-development of a fighter jet engine was recently suspended after it fell afoul of US export controls. There are several reasons why the DTTI has remained a non-starter.
The ninth meeting of the DTTI working groups concluded in New Delhi on October 24 signed a statement of intent to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on specific DTTI projects including lightweight small arms technologies and air-launched Unmanned Aerial Systems.
The working group noted that "significant progress has been made on developing a DTTI Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the identification and development of cooperative projects under DTTI."
The SOP will serve as the framework for DTTI and allow both sides to reach and document a mutual understanding on how to define and achieve success. The upcoming 2+2 is the near-term opportunity to finalise the SOP. Two plus two could make 22 after all.
India eyes United States defence tech
The Indo-US defence cooperation is hobbled by the fact that the two countries have virtually no joint development projects to develop defence hardware.
By Sandeep Unnithan, New Delhi
Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign minister S Jaishankar are set to leave for Washington next month for the second 'two-plus-two' dialogue with their US counterparts. On their agenda will be to speed up defence technology cooperation between India and the US.
The Indo-US defence cooperation is hobbled by the fact that the two countries have virtually no joint development projects to develop defence hardware.
The 'Defence Technology Trade Initiative' (DTTI) launched in 2015, the brainchild of then US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter, aimed to resolve this conundrum. The choice of DTTI projects - chemical and biological gear for soldiers and UAVs might seem underwhelming when you look at the big ticket items.
A Navy working group project for Electromagnetic Launch Systems for launching combat jets from aircraft carriers could be hobbled by the fact that a new Indian aircraft carrier is nowhere on the horizon.
A critical project for the co-development of a fighter jet engine was recently suspended after it fell afoul of US export controls. There are several reasons why the DTTI has remained a non-starter.
The ninth meeting of the DTTI working groups concluded in New Delhi on October 24 signed a statement of intent to strengthen dialogue and cooperation on specific DTTI projects including lightweight small arms technologies and air-launched Unmanned Aerial Systems.
The working group noted that "significant progress has been made on developing a DTTI Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the identification and development of cooperative projects under DTTI."
The SOP will serve as the framework for DTTI and allow both sides to reach and document a mutual understanding on how to define and achieve success. The upcoming 2+2 is the near-term opportunity to finalise the SOP. Two plus two could make 22 after all.
India eyes United States defence tech
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In strategic shift, India mulls a trade agreement with US
For years, India has shot down suggestions of a free trade agreement with the US
Piyush Goyal, however, said govt would only sign a trade agreement which safeguarded its interests
In strategic shift, India mulls a trade agreement with US | India News - Times of India Times of India on Twitter ( )
In strategic shift, India mulls a trade agreement with US
For years, India has shot down suggestions of a free trade agreement with the US
Piyush Goyal, however, said govt would only sign a trade agreement which safeguarded its interests
In strategic shift, India mulls a trade agreement with US | India News - Times of India Times of India on Twitter ( )