India Needs To Adopt Its Version Of Tibet Policy
Unlike the Tibet Policy Act of 2002, the new act is substantially more comprehensive and assertive. outlookindia.com 2021-01-06T07:45:07+05:30
After weeks of intense negotiations between Democrats and Republicans and uncertainty over President Donald Trump s signature on the massive spending bill, the President finally signed into law The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 on December 27, 2020. With a $2.3 trillion spending package, this bill is considered to be the largest spending bill, and the longest bill (5593 pages) ever passed by Congress.
Among other issues, this bill contains the Tibet Policy and Support Act of 2020 . Unlike the Tibet Policy Act of 2002, the new act is substantially more comprehensive and assertive. For instance, section 13 of the Tibet Policy Act 2002 has a clause that reads: