The Dalai Lama tells China to stop lying!

It seems that the whole world is watching with baited breath as to what China plans to do next vis-a-vis Tibet. China had accused the Dalai Lama of fomenting trouble in Tibet ahead of the Beijing Olympics so as to cause troubles for the communist government. But with the recent statements emanating from France it is quite obvious that there are no takers to the 'Dalai lama is behind the Tibet violence' story.
The Dalai Lama had come to Delhi to hold a prayer meeting and had asked for all of his friends to unite over the Tibet issue. The Dalai Lama had also told Beijing in no uncertain terms that no one is ready to toe the line that Beijing would like them to toe and that it is high time that Beijing accepted the ground realities of the situation in Tibet. As much as China would like to have the Dalai Lama disappear into thin air, that is not going to happen ever and China must have realized by now that to talk with the Dalai Lama is a much better option than not talking at all. With that in mind, the Chinese government has proposed to talk with the Dalai Lama but under precondition that the Dalai Lama and his followers forsake all violence in Tibet ahead of the Olympics. The next move is all up to the Dalai Lama, let the games begin!

China - say no to Olympics!

The recent Tibet violence is slowly spreading to other districts and towns in China and should give the Communists there some off for thought to see the countless thousands who are not very happy with the governance so say the least. That said,it would be a mockery to write off the current Tibet violence as a public relations disaster. It shows at the very least the amount of discord that is prevalent in this Buddhist capital, one that no matter how much the communists may try to whitewash it as something else. It is quite evident that the communist rule has been very harsh on the Tibetans living there and then to say that the Dalai Lama, his holiness, was behind all this is just typical of the kind of behaviour that one may expect from the current Chinese government.
The fact of the matter is that the current government and the style of governance is not exactly loved in China or out side of China either. The neighbouring countries like those of Japan,Taiwan and India well know the risk and the danger that China poses to the whole world. China must understand that in order to develop further and to be considered developed, it must get rid of its dependence on the age old policy of fear and intimidation and must start embracing the concepts of free speech and religious tolerance. Until and unless this happens, the other countries would soon become developed long before China has. Take a look at Japan,in spite of its connection to the war time atrocities, today Japan is accepted as a widely developed country and one that is also highlighted as a model of development. Take a look at India, with so much baggage and so much poverty, India is growing much faster than all the other developed countries put together and is already three quarters of the way to getting that label 'developed'. China,on the other hand,if it keeps on suppressing its own people, would soon find itself in very hot waters, not the kind that one would find at a spa, but one that preempts a revolution. All I can say to any Chinese reading this is to batter down, because a storm is indeed coming and it is heading for the Chinese mainland!

Bush calls for World war 3 ?!?

After presenting the Dalai lama with the highest civilian honor that the United states can bestow on a foreigner, President Bush made a call for World war 3. Sounds shocking, does it not? One would think that George Bush would have at least learned by now to exercise some sense of control over his mouth. But that day has not come of yet. At a recent press conference, Bush told the reporters that if the other countries wanted to avoid World war 3, then they would have to make sure that Iran does not get the knowledge to build Nuclear weapons. He went on further to add that the Iranian head is a person who is determined to destroy the Israeli's and that if the other countries fail to prevent Iran from acquiring that 'Nuclear know how' then it may very well result in World war 3.
Such irresponsible statements from the most powerful head of state on this planet is not what we need. As things stand, we already have one war too many on our plates and now he is talking of a Global war?? How seriously should we take him at his word. Well,ladies and gentlemen, I have to say that since it is George bush who said it, we will all have to take him very very seriously. And coming so soon after the meeting with the Dalai Lama, it is all in very bad taste. George Bush is a person who loves a fight and it seems that he is all determined to end his presidency with a big 'blow out', the kind that this world has not seen as of yet! God save us from megalomaniacs and pretenders to the throne!

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