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This paper analyzes the complexities of Indo-Tibetan relations with regard to China, tracing the development of India's policy and responses. Following Indian independence, Tibet was regarded as an independent country. However, relations began to cool, with Sino-Indian relations frozen between 1962 and 1976. India then fully accepted the 'One China' policy and began discouraging explicit support of the Dalai Lama. The author examines the 2008 revolt in Tibet, the implications for India, and India's policy response in light of this history.