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Tibet touches the Indian borders in the north. Dalai Lama was the spiritual and political head of Tibet. British had stationed an Indian mission in Tibet. Even China had stationed its troops in Tibet. During 1993-39 KMT China made attempts to regulate Tibet foreign affairs. At the end of the Second World War, Chinese were unable to gain access to Tibet. India wanted to keep Tibet as an autonomous region as a buffer state between India and China. When civil war broke out in China, Tibet?s status was in confusion. In October 1950, India learnt that Chinese had launched a full scale invasion of Tibet. India protested, but China paid no heed to it. China refused to accept Tibetan autonomy. On May 23, 1951 Dalai Lama was forced to sign an agreement which accepted Chinese sovereignty over Tibet with limited Tibetan autonomy in certain matters. The agreement promised Tibetan autonomy but provided regulation of Tibet?s external relations. Chinese army was to be stationed in Tibet for reorganization and merger of Tibet?s army into Chinese army. Full respect was to be given to Dalai Lama who would set out to Lhasa. Tibet was also promised religious freedom and cooperation in development. Tibet for all purposes became a Chinese territory. India was criticized for sacrificing legitimate interests in Tibet, But Nehru, India?s premier realized that India did not have the capacity to stop China and therefore, avoided trouble over it. The Tibet crises, however, percipated in spite of India?s soft attitude. Tibetans revolted against the brutalities of PRC. In 1959, Dalai Lama along with thousand Buddhist Tibetans ran and sought asylum in India. Despite giving asylum to Dalai Lama, India officially recognized Tibet as a part of China.
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