It is most shameful that india started crawling even in case like this when bending itself is not required. Tibetans attracted world attention against chinese govt oppression. The communist government does not spare even chinese citizens who revolted in tinamun square. china should accept 1.autonomy to Tibet just like our kashmir with free democratic elections 1.non permission to chinese to acquie properties in the region. 2. The administration/democratic set up should be just like Hongcong with free permission for foreigners to invest/ tour. To achieve the above, Tibetan should agitate for non usage of chinse goods in USA , Europe, india and gulf/africa/south America/canada /australia etc.once this is done chinese economy will crash and it will have no other option but to discuss with Dalai lama and solve the tibetan issue.Tibetans should hold demonstrations at MNC corporate offices all over the world as well as at portsof entry of chinese goods / sub assemblies/ components.
china will bend once USA , canada , europe , australia governments put pressure and threaten to impose ban chinese goods unless tibetan autonomy considered.
RE:RE:tibetan torch/movement
by tridib roy on Apr 17, 2008 06:56 PM Permalink
dont cry saying tibet tibet...it is a strong step india gove has taken today...
RE:tibetan torch/movement
by Sicilian on Apr 17, 2008 06:38 PM Permalink
why blame politicians when the people of India itself do not have the spine to refrain form participating. At least government has diplomacy to play , but why did these celebrities participate?
RE:RE:tibetan torch/movement
by sri on Apr 17, 2008 06:49 PM Permalink
Very good point. We are very risk-averse people satisfied with philosophy and daily upkeep. That is why it took so long to get independence - people were quite satisfied with their condition bad it may have been. We Indians are not easily swayed except by minor/trivial issues which irritate the ego- everything else has to wait until it becomes a conflagration and we HAVE to do something about it. The petty, abusive, substance-lacking quarrels here on Rediff are one example of our personalities and character. Between Gandhi-ism, and communism and now recently faced also with a type of capitalism, we Indians are paralyzed in the absence of ideals, vision and depth of thought.
