The Tibetan connection: Taipei finds an ally in the Dalai Lama

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Taiwanese Pres Lee Teng-hui accorded a friendly reception to Gyalo Thondup, minister for security in Tibet's government-in-exile, who travelled to Taiwan in mid-May 1993. Thondup is also the brother of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan leader who has been in exile since 1959. Lee on May 20 expressed a willingness to meet with the Dalai Lama to discuss Tibet's aspirations for independence from China. Lee probably hopes to improve Taiwan's international prestige by supporting the Dalai Lama's cause. This is the first time that Taiwan has been willing to countenance Tibetan independence.

Taiwan, Political aspects, International relations, Tibet, Chinese (Taiwan) foreign relations, Dalai Lama, Lee Teng-hui

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Means to an end

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The Feb 19, 1992 election in Punjab, India is expected to recover regional popular involvement in Indian politics. However, factional decisions in the Akali Dal and the Sikh Students' Federation to abstain from the elections will limit voter choice and participation. Consequently, the situation will reinforce the positions of candidates from renegade Akali factions, the Bharatiya Janata Party and other political groups. The boycott resulted from a non-favorable assessment of government efforts to implement agreements and push through with reforms.

Elections, Punjab, India

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Is he a Robin Hood? Indian police say no

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Koose Minaswamy Veerappan is a hunted outlaw in India. He and his band of followers live in the wilds around the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu state border, dealing in poached elephants and trees, smuggled sandalwood and local terrorism. He has killed at least 66 people, 21 of them policemen. Some liken him to Robin Hood, though his band is less than merry and he rarely robs from the rich. A government paramilitary unit has been hunting for him since Jun 1993.

Column, Biography, Crime, Outlaws, Veerappan, Koose Minaswamy

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