NEW DELHI, April 1 (UPI) -- Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee warned the Dalai Lama that, while he remains welcome in India, he must not do anything to damage its relations with China.
The Tibetan spiritual leader, in exile since 1959, uses the Indian hill town of Dharamsala as a base.
With the relationship between India and China becoming closer, recent demonstrations in Dharamsala and outside the Chinese Embassy in New Delhi have embarrassed the Indian government, the BBC reports. While China blames the Dalai Lama for unrest in Tibet and among Tibetan exiles in India, he has said nothing to encourage protesters, the report said.
"India will continue to offer him all hospitality, but during his stay in India, they should not do any political activity, any action that can adversely affect relations between India and China," Mukherjee said on Indian television.
The captain of the Indian national soccer team recently refused to participate in carrying the Olympic torch on its journey through India.
