India, Feb. 3 -- The Dalai Lama has won his first Grammy Award, an honour that quickly reverberated beyond the music industry, drawing a pointed backlash from China.

At the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, the 90-year-old Nobel laureate was recognised in the Best Audio Book, Narration and Storytelling Recording category for Meditations. The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a spoken-word album centred on peace, compassion and universal human values.Beijing reacted swiftly, criticising the award and warning against what it described as the misuse of international recognition to advance "anti-China activities." Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian addressed the issue during a media briefing, reiterating the Chinese ...