Called at the Dalai Lama’s insistence, the meeting is to mull whether his line of "genuine autonomy" within China needs a rethink. Follows the breakdown of talks between China and the Dalai Lama’s special envoys.
Post-Olympics, what’s happened to international support for Tibet?
Recently, British foreign secretary David Miliband dubbed as anachronistic the 1913-14 agreement, which recognised China’s suzerainty, not sovereignty, over Tibet. Now Britain accepts Tibet as an integral part of China.
Can’t global powers support the Dalai Lama’s middle path of genuine autonomy?
Will pay lip service, but won’t push China because the economic meltdown has enhanced its clout.
What do these developments mean for India?
Even if the special general meeting doesn’t immediately demand an independent Tibet, it would have paved the way for it. A vigorous anti-China movement on Indian soil could complicate Delhi-Beijing relations.
