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After Dec 2022 Chinese incursion, Tawang has once again become prominent in the current strategic themes, concerns, and challenges. Tawang’s historical association with Buddhism has always made it critical to India-China geopolitical calculus. The birthplace of the Sixth Dalai Lama Tsang Yang Gyatso, Tawang is home to one of the most significant, oldest, and revered monasteries in the Buddhist religious universe. In 1959, the current Dalai Lama, escaping from China’s communist persecution, set his first foot in Kenzamane in Tawang, where he was greeted by soldiers of Assam Rifles. Apparently quiet, remote, and serene hill town popularly known for its...
