Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama? MPs across party lines write to Centre, propose Parliament speech

In a show of support for the Tibetan cause, an all-party forum has written to the Central government, urging it to award the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, to Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama. The forum also appealed to the government to allow the Dalai Lama to address a joint session of Parliament,a move that can draw wrath from China.