By Vijay Kranti

The occasion was the oath ceremony of the re-elected Tibetan Sikyong (President) in Dharamshala on 27th May. But the Chinese government used this event to threaten India and push it to follow its diktats. On 25th May Yu Jing, the spokeswoman at New Delhi Chinese embassy, openly threatened the Modi government to not only keep off this event but also to “avoid interference in the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama.” For keen observers of China-Tibet-India triangle it was surprising to note not only the aggressive tone of the Chinese diplomat but also using an unconnected event of Dharamshala to threaten India against any move on the reincarnation of present Dalai Lama. 

To many observers this outburst of the Chinese diplomat against the host government sounded funny as it amounted to provoking the Modi government that has been already looking aloof and indifferent to the issue of r...