The Dalai Lama has often called himself a simple monk, but millions of his Tibetan Buddhist followers have worshipped him for decades as a near deity.

The Dalai Lama has announced that he intends to reincarnate, paving the way for a successor to take on a mantle stretching back 500 years after his death

China has expressed its desire for India to refrain from using Tibetan issues as a means of interfering in its internal matters, aiming to prevent any adverse impact on the progress of their bilateral relations.