The Indian government takes the official stand that Tibet is part of the People's Republic of China and does not extend any formal monetary support to the Tibetan refugees.
It bore the cost of the initial settlements but since then its role has remained restricted to the leased land and providing identity and travel papers for the refugees. Only refugees who have opted for Indian citizenship are allowed to own land.
It is worthwhile noting their silence when members of the Tibetan hierarchy are asked about a future without the 14th Dalai Lama. Even in the democratic setup the Tibetans claim to have created in exile, the Dalai Lama is still at its apex wielding a certain degree of power.
Image: A man creates graffiti on a wall on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in the northern Indian hill town of Mcleodgunj. | Photograph: Fayaz Kabli/Reuters
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