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Dalai Lama To Visit Disputed Indian State

Oct. 23, 2009
One of the world's most intense rivalries is between two Asian giants: China and India. Relations between them are strained at the moment, and one reason involves the Dalai Lama. He plans to visit an area in northeast India next month that China has claimed as its own for many years.
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