Arunachal integral part of India: Dalai

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said Arunachal Pradesh was an integral part of India, rejecting Chinese claim over the Indian territory.

“Arunachal Pradesh belongs to India, and the Chinese government has also recognised that”, the Dalai Lama told reporters soon after inaugurating a Buddhist Memorial Park in Patna in Bihar state today.

He ruled out his return to Tibet saying there was no question of his returning to his homeland unless the basic issues of fellow Tibetans are addressed by the Chinese government.

He said things in China was changing very fast and that Chinese intellectuals and scholars are fast coming out in support of Tibetans.