New Delhi: Amidst continuing war rhetoric from China in the midst of the border standoff with India at Doklam, the Dalai Lama today said resolution of all problems should be sought through dialogue, expressing hope that neither side would resort to war. ‘Sometimes there are noises and harsh words, but I don’t think it is serious,’ the 14th Dalai Lama said here while replying to a question on the border standoff after delivering the annual Rajendra Mathur Memorial Lecture hosted by the Editors Guild of India. He said both sides has the capacity to eliminate each other, so he did not think that the two sides wanted war, and gave the example of 1962 war after which China withdrew from the positions it had advanced to. The Tibetan spiritual leader said problems needed to be solved through dialogue in order to create a perfect century. The victory or defeat of one side is an ancient thinking, which was irrelevant in the current scenario, the Dalai Lama said in his speech during which he took frequent potshots at the Chinese establishment. The Dalai Lama said both India and China were basically and historically neighbours, and there was no negative feeling among the Chinese people against India, though the government might sometimes ‘manipulate information’. ‘But the Governments change, and people don’t,’ he added. He advised the Government of India to give more facilities to Chinese students for study in India and arrange for pilgrimage of Chinese Buddhist monks so that they could develop a better understanding with people here.
