Tibet government in exile actually claims

By Tim Bodt

I wonder Tibet government in exile actually claims the 'Lopa areas of AP or not? Because according to 1914 treaty of Tibetan government with British India, Tibet ceased souvereignity over the area south of MacMahon line, including all c...laims like Tawang, Dirang, Kalaktang, Mechukha, and southern Pemakot to the British Raj. In fact, although the treaty was signed between Tibetan govt in Lhasa and British Indian govt in Calcutta, the Chinese later claimed it was done without their official recognition (they were present at the negotations but did not sign) and that AP till Brahmaputra river is part of Tibet and thus of China. In other words, if Tibet govt in exile claims suzereinity over AP it silently breaks the MacMahon agreements and thus also accepts Chinese souvereignity over Tibet. So please be careful with statements about so-called Southern Tibet i.e. AP being part of Tibet because it will not only offend the hand of Mother India who has been so kind and beneficient to the Tibetan people for the past 50+ years but also endanger the status of Tibet as a whole. 'Lopa bak gotpakam rokten ibi ga zhung phrangga chonyibu rokten nangkarang ngolokpa anyi halarang ma drikpela. It is better not to consider them part of Tibet now or in the future, although some extension till Tuting, Menchuka, Kalaktang could be imaginable in far future!