Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile urges India to scrap One-China policy, calls China’s Ladakh claims baseless

The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has publicly rejected China’s territorial claims on parts of Ladakh and called on India to change its Tibet policy, the Times of India reported. In remarks carried by that outlet, the Parliament’s speaker, Dolma Tsering, described Beijing’s assertions over Ladakh as baseless and urged New Delhi to consider abandoning the One-China policy.

The statement places the exile parliament clearly on record opposing China’s position and asking India to prioritise strategic concerns in its dealings with Beijing.

Dolma Tsering told the Times of India that two specific developments by China should be treated with concern: what she described as attempts to rename geographical locations in Tibet and the construction of villages along border areas.

The speaker said both moves were worrying for India’s position and insisted New Delhi should take those actions “seriously” even as it continues diplomatic engagement with China.

The Times of India account also said the Parliament-in-Exile criticised Beijing’s refusal to recognise Ladakh’s status as a Union Territory of India, linking that refusal to broader tensions over border claims.

The article noted India had standardised names for 28 geographical locations and features in Ladakh, a move to which China has reiterated objections, according to the same report. The exile parliament urged New Delhi not to allow economic ties with China to overshadow border security, the Times of India wrote.

The statement framed the Tibet question as central to any long-term settlement, with the Parliament arguing that a free and independent Tibet could serve as a peaceful buffer between India and China along their shared border; that view was expressed in the article by a speaker named Dhondup.

The immediate intervention by the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, as presented in the Times of India, combines criticism of Beijing’s map and construction activities with a direct appeal to Indian policymakers.

The article records the Parliament’s call for India to revisit its Tibet policy and to treat China’s renaming and construction activity as serious developments while keeping diplomatic channels open.

Other headlines flagged the same core claims: inshorts.com noted the Parliament’s denunciation of China’s denial of Ladakh’s Union Territory status; The Tribune and ANI carried similar headline summaries that the Parliament had urged India to revisit its Tibet policy.

The detailed recommendations and the quotes cited in the Times of India piece remain the sole full-text source in this pack.