Talking to mediapersons before delivering a talk on “Indo-China relations and Tibetan identity” at SD College, cantonment Ms Dolma Gayri said long-range missiles had been positioned in Tibet which can target entire India.
“There are DFO missiles with a range of 4800 km at Chedan Besan. These missiles can hit any part of India. The CSSO missiles have a range of 12,800 km which can hit the entire Asia and parts of Europe,” he said. Besides the missile bases, China has set up a big nuclear academy in Tibet. It is referred as the ninth academy.
Ms Gyari said Tibet was illegally invaded by China in 1949 and in 1951, a 17 point agreement was signed. In 1959, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama sought help from the Government of India and escaped from Tibet.
“Since then, Tibet has suffered under the Chinese. There has been genocide and monasteries have been destroyed,” she said.
Ms Dolma Gyari said India and Tibet had his historical ties. “Buddhist religion is a gift from India and Tibetan script has origin from Sanskrit. We have enjoyed friendly relation. There has never been any bitterness between India and Tibet,” she said.
She stated that in 1914, a treaty was signed between Lhasa and British Raj referred to as the McMahon line treaty. China was also a party to the treaty. “We still stand by the McMahon line treaty. However, the Chinese government nullified the treaty. Then, Panchsheel agreement took place between India and China which showed Tibet as part of China,” she said. She added that in 1962, China invaded India and Aksai Chin is still under Chinese occupation.
Ms Gyari said there were a number of Tibetan political prisoners. She alleged that forced sterilisation had taken place in Tibet.
She said the period from 1959-1979 was a dark period in Tibet. She said more than 1.2 million Tibetans were killed during this period. “Tibetans have become a minority in their own country. There has been genocide and special family planning,” she said.
“We demand that we should be given self-rule. Tibet should be declared a zone of peace,” she said. “We shall return to Tibet so that the struggle for the preservation of culture can be sustained,” she added.
