I hope they do a really good job, but in todays environment would it be as dangerous as the Salman Rushdie book?
I think the TGIE has far fewer contacts than the blokes out to get old Rushdie...not to mention resources, since they spend all of it banning Dorje Shugden, and less of it on the benefit of their people!!
That sounds very true. Also, TGIE are starting to scatter because they don't know what will happen after the Dalai Lama passes (sorry). They are scared and in front show calm, behind paying to get visas to USA, Europe, Australia.
TK
P.S.
Visas to USA can cost a Tibetan is Indian Rupees 1,200,000.00 or approximately US$26,000! There are all types of Tibetans in Delhi and Dharamsala who have connections have become super wealthy (Indian standards) literally selling visas to their own people. Everyone is trying to get out. Once in the USA, you get your green card, you can pull the rest of your immediate family to USA also. Many in the hundreds are applying every month. The buzz word among the Tibetan exiles is, where you borrowing the money to get your visa?
That does not look good for Tibetan govt in exile. Outright embarrassing. But the TGIE ppl have many relatives abroad already and just waiting to leave. Very common knowledge.