NEW DELHI, July 5 -- This is a crucial year for Tibetans and is also marked by a couple of anniversaries important for the Communist Chinese regime. Last week the XIVth Dalai Lama set at rest all speculation when he confirmed that the institution of the Dalai Lama shall continue. An announcement regarding reincarnation is also expected by his 90th birthday on 6th July. Earlier, in his recent book, "Voice of the Voiceless", the Dalai Lama had hinted that he would be reincarnated. The Chinese have tried hard to avoid a situation of "two Dalai Lamas".

In 2007, China enacted regulations asserting the Chinese government's authority in recognizing Tibetan Buddhist tulkus (reincarnate lamas) and stipulating that highranking incarnations must be...