Dalai Lama says he hopes to live past 130 as India declines to weigh in on his succession - The Dalai Lama predicts he will live 40 more years as India and China spar over succession

A senior Indian minister has said only the Dalai Lama and the organization he has set up have the authority to identify his successor as the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism, in a rare comment contradicting rival China’s long-held position.

China said it has the right to approve the Dalai Lama's successor, warning India against any interference in its 'domestic affairs'.