Dalai Lama: China must learn about democracy from India
MOHALI: China should learn about democracy from India and I urge more students from China to study in India, as in China, there is no freedom, no free media, said Dalai Lama.
The Tibetan spiritual leader was at Chandigarh University, Gharaun, to interact with students on ‘secular ethics in Modern Education in context of Guru Nanak Dev’. Chancellor, Chandigarh University, Satnam Singh Sandhu honoured the Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso with the Global Spiritual Leader Award 2019.
The Nobel laureate said, “Students and public of China will witness the true meaning of freedom in a democratic set-up while they are visiting India, as the largest democracy of the world truly respects the fundamental rights of its citizens.”
He added that in China, there is no freedom, media is not free and one cannot express their opinions freely.
Dalai Lama said, “Indian 3000 years old ancient and traditional education system is full of human values and ethics which is on a verge of getting extinction while we drifting towards the western education system which is a materialistic approach and is full of selfishness and greed for money”.
On the recent Modi-Xi Jingping talks, the spiritual guru said, “It is in the global interest of world that the two countries are making progress in solving their bilateral issues through mutual talks The two countries with the largest population are coming on same platform to resolve their issues then restoring of world peace is inevitable”.
ON GURU NANAK
Dalai Lama referred to Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhs as a global preacher of humanity, secularism and equality. He said, “Despite being born in a Hindu family, Guru Nanak visited the holy Mecca which shows true sense of secularism.”