PLEASE NOTE: THIS EDIT CONTAINS CONVERTED 4:3 MATERIAL<br/> <br />The timing of the Dalai Lama's speaking tour in India may not be altogether coincidental.<br/> <br />It overlaps with the Chinese Defence Minister's visit to the country to hold talks with Prime Minister Singh.<br/> <br />The Tibetan spiritual leader -- whose asylum in India in 1959 created tensions with China -- has allegedly accused that country of "cultural genocide".<br/> <br />China has ruled Tibet since 1950 and the Dalai Lama's teaching seminars may be seen as a form of protest.<br/> <br />More direct in their objection against Chinese control was a group of Tibetan ex pats in New Delhi.<br/> <br />They staged a protest outside Prime Minister Singh's residence while the leader met with minister Liang Guanglie.<br/> <br />It's been eight years since a Chinese defence minster visited India.
