Dharamsala, Jan. 21 -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on Thursday wrote to Joe Biden to offer his profound congratulations to the latter on becoming the 46th President of the US.

"As someone deeply concerned with the ecological crisis our planet faces, I am so pleased that you are elevating the issue of climate change to your highest priority and that the US is rejoining the Paris Climate Accord. Global warming is an urgent threat to the whole world and to the survival of our species," the Dalai Lama wrote in a letter.

"May I also commend you for other measures you are taking towards the betterment of the United States of America. I have long been an admirer of your great country, the bastion of liberty, democracy, religious fr...