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The one silver lining is that Bhutan remains free and independent and intensely preserves its traditional culture. Its language, religion, and culture aren't ex
by dcolkitt 6y ago
The one silver lining is that Bhutan remains free and independent and intensely preserves its traditional culture. Its language, religion, and culture aren't exactly Tibetan, but they're fairly contiguous. About roughly equal to the difference between Spain and Portugal.
- jariel 6y agoIndia. At least some number of Tibetans could feasibly find refuge there.
- actuator 6y agoAlong with hosting Dalai Lama, they have a government in exile there as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Tibetan_Administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Tibetan_Administration
- crucialfelix 6y agoThere are many generations of tibetans in India. Even down south in Mysore there are large settlements and monasteries.
- 1024core 6y ago> The one silver lining is that Bhutan remains free and independent ... thanks to their defence agreement with India. Had that not been in place, China would have long occupied Bhutan too.