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Dalai Lama taken to New Delhi hospital for chest pain

The Dalai Lama who has undergone a check-up at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said the Tibetan spiritual leader was in stable condition. PHOTO | INDRANIL MUKHERJEE | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Although the exiled leader remains a hugely popular speaker, he has cut back on his global engagements.
  • Governments have been wary of extending invitations to him for fear of angering Beijing.
  • The Dalai Lama has sought to pre-empt any attempt by Beijing to name his reincarnated successor.

New Delhi

Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama has undergone a check-up at a New Delhi hospital following chest pains, according to an aide who said he was in stable condition.