Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on July 14 embarked on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, marking his first official tour outside his base in Dharamshala since Covid-19 pandemic. He said that Chinese people consider him as a separatist. While speaking to media persons, Dalai Lama said, “Not Chinese people, but some Chinese hardliners consider me a separatist. Now, more and more Chinese are realising that Dalai Lama is not seeking independence but seeking within China meaningful autonomy and to preserve Tibetan Buddhist culture.”