Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai lama siad on Sunday, that India and China have to live “side by side” whether they like it or not. He also asserted that both the countries can work together towards making a more compassionate world.

The Buddhist monk also added that Tibetans are neither seeking independence nor separation from China but a meaningful autonomy. He is said to admire “the European Union spirit’. The 82 year old reader appreciated the idea of the “Union of India”. He further stated that India and China are more than two billions of people together and even though they have differences, Nalanda thoughts are not alien to them.  When asked about the strain in bilateral issue after the recent Doklam standoff, the Lama stated that “…India and China, at a practical level also, neither one has the ability to destroy others…” Click here to read the full story.