Members of Volunteer Freedom Fighters Force (also known as Khampa Guerilla)
by Claude Arpi Further a Military Area Headquarters (HQ) was created on the Tibetan plateau: “In order to ensure the implementation of this agreement, the Chinese People’s Government (CPG) shall set up a Military and Administrative Committee and a Military Area HQ in Tibet and apart from the personnel sent there, the CPG shall absorb as many local Tibetan personnel as possible to take part in the work. Local Tibetan personnel taking part in the Military and Administrative Committee may include patriotic elements from the local government of Tibet, various districts and various principal monasteries.” ‘Patriotic elements’ was an ominous term. At the time of the Agreement, the Chinese government promised that the status of the Dalai Lama would not be changed and unwanted reforms would not be imposed. “The Local Government of Tibet should carry out reforms of its own accord”, said one article. Apart from the merger of the Tibetan Army into the PLA, none of the promises made in the 17-Point Agreement were kept.
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The days of preaching and peace ended long back, the might of military has taken over the world even before the Great Dalai Lama was born or even Mahatma Gandhi or even Lord Buddha.
The main land China rulers expanded their national borders by crossing in to Tibet and even India. India was not their target, it was to warn India – not to involve in the Tibetan matters, the war of 1962 took place.
So since those days we are on our tows watching the Indo-China borders and noting beyond.
In this context we could have also become strong in military levels and could have got a permanent membership in UNO, so that we could have rightfully fought for all our Tibetan friends.
Alas we are still fighting within to survive our selves.
regards
MOHAN JANGA
Beautiful pictures India will never let down the Tibetans they will get their country back and Indians will be instrumental in doing so