India changed stance after 2014, claims Tibetan govt in exile

President of the Tibetan government in exile Sikyong Penpa Tsering has said that India’s position towards Tibet has changed after 2014. Speaking to  reporters in Washington Tsering said that people believed that India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru made a “blunder” when he recognised China's sovereignty over Tibet. “But he did what he thought was best for his country”, the president of the Tibetan government in exile said. He went on to claim that India’s stance on the issue changed after 2014. he said Nehru's decisions over Tibet were due to his own world vision. He further claimed that Nehru had "too much faith and confidence in China". 

"I don't blame only Pandit Nehru for doing that. We understand that the national interest comes first for every nation and he did what he thought was best for India at that time," President Tsering said, adding that not only India, but several other counties too conceded China's claim over the nation of Tibet. "With the benefit of hindsight, now many think that Pandit Nehru made a blunder. In fact, he trusted China so much that when China invaded India in 1962, some believe that he was so hurt that it's one of the reasons for his death," he claimed."After PM Modi came into power. “I think India has changed its policy by not repeating that Tibet is part of PRC (People’s Republic of China) because India’s position is that India has to abide by the one-China policy, then China also has to abide by one India policy regarding Kashmir,” Tsering added. He further reiterated that “Tibet has never been part of China,” and said that he saw a fresh impetus from the Biden Administration on Tibet. Tsering, in the US to meet top officials of the Biden Administration and members of the US Congress.