The Dalai Lama succession dispute has become a potential flashpoint in India-China relations, as the 14th Dalai Lama rules out any Chinese role in naming his successor. While China insists on a state-controlled selection process,

The Dalai Lama is set to address a gathering of Buddhist religious figures ahead of his 90th birthday, as his followers await details about his succession.

Kiren Rijiju, a Buddhist, and his Cabinet colleague, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, will represent the government at the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday event in Dharamshala on July 6