Dharamshala, March 31 -- Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama has said in his new book that the Chinese leadership 'lacked courage and political will' to resolve the Tibet issue.

The exiled spiritual leader's latest book, "Voice for the Voiceless", was released earlier this month. In the book, he says that despite two series of dialogues (1979-1989 and 2002-2010), Beijing did not move beyond the five points presented by Hu Yaobang (former general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party), all pertaining to the Dalai Lama's status.

The Dalai Lama says that it is unfortunate that Beijing did not seize on the opportunity he offered to resolve the Tibet issue in a manner that was mutually beneficial.

"Although there might have been...