India, July 5 -- The Dalai Lama's announcement is both a reaffirmation of Tibetan religious sovereignty and a pre-emptive strike against Chinese political theatre.

As the 14th Dalai Lama reaches his 90th birthday, he has made a proclamation that reverberates far beyond the monastic halls of Dharamshala: his reincarnation will not be born in Tibet so long as it remains under Chinese rule.

This is not merely a spiritual declaration-it is a geopolitical masterstroke that strikes at the heart of Beijing's longstanding strategy to control Tibetan Buddhism from within. The Dalai Lama's announcement is both a reaffirmation of Tibetan religious sovereignty and a pre-emptive strike against Chinese political theatre. By declaring that his reincar...