23 May 2015, 05:30 am
TIBET AND INDIA'S SECURITY
Programme Type
Discussions
PANELISTS: Mohan Guruswamy, strategic analyst; Vikram Sood, former head of RAW; T.C.A. Rangachari, former Indian Ambassador and Claude Arpi, Tibet expert
Moderated by Vijay Kranti, senior journalist
Theme: China is India's biggest trading partner, but it's also the biggest security threat. India has been arming herself to the teeth in the Himalayas since the emergence of the new assertive China. But the plateau from where the dragon breathes down the Indian Himalayas was a country which played the buffer zone for centuries – Tibet. Running the military occupation of Tibet China has the advantage of controlling the numerous Tibet rivers that feed more than two billion people in Asia. But the key to Tibet's security - His Holiness the Dalai Lama lives in India.
Moderated by Vijay Kranti, senior journalist
Theme: China is India's biggest trading partner, but it's also the biggest security threat. India has been arming herself to the teeth in the Himalayas since the emergence of the new assertive China. But the plateau from where the dragon breathes down the Indian Himalayas was a country which played the buffer zone for centuries – Tibet. Running the military occupation of Tibet China has the advantage of controlling the numerous Tibet rivers that feed more than two billion people in Asia. But the key to Tibet's security - His Holiness the Dalai Lama lives in India.
