China's state-owned nationalistic tabloid, The Global Times, warned India over its recent interference in China-Mongolia standoff. It advised New Delhi to stop taking advantage of the Dalai Lama issue to harm China's core interest in the region.

The blunt warning was issued in Thursday's open editorial, coming barely days after Mongolia offered an olive branch over the Dalai Lama issue. It announced that in the future it will no longer allow the controversial spiritual leader to visit the hill-locked Buddhist country.

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The open editorial slammed India's agressive stance in the recent China-Mongolia standoff. It took note of New Delhi's pledge to offer $1 billion credit line to the Mongolian government.

The editorial claimed that the promise of financial aid clearly reflected India's arrogance about its growing diplomatic stature.

It accused that the Indian government does not recognize "the gap between its ambition and its strength" and further alleged that it got carried away by "lofty crown of being the biggest democracy in the world."          

The nationalistic tabloid advised India that it must take a leaf out of recent tension between China and US over the issue of Taiwan. It drew parallel between Trump's cautious response over Taiwan issue and New Delhi's open interference in the Mongolian spat. 

"Even the US would have to think twice before it messes with China on such sensitive problems, so what makes India so confident that it could manage?" the tabloid argued.  

The article also sought to link the recent meeting of the Dalai Lama and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee with the Mongolian standoff. It argued that New Delhi arranged the meeting for giving moral support to Mongolia, which was getting increasingly vulnerable in the wake of China's economic blockade.      

The Dalai Lama's Visit to Ulan Bator Creates Tension

The current tension between China and Mongolia is a direct result of the Dalai Lama's four-day visit to the Mongolian capital city last month. The Chinese government issued a stern warning to the hill-locked country over the visit.

However, the Mongolian government shrugged off the warning by claiming that the government has nothing to do with the exiled spiritual leader's visit to Ulan Bator. It added that the visit was purely a religious affair.     

China announced numerous trade restrictions on the predominately Buddhist country immediately after the Dalai Lama wrapped up his visit to the state capital. The restrictions included cancellation of investment pacts and levelling extra toll tax on Mongolian goods passing through Chinese territory.

Sandwiched between Russia and China, the geographic isolation has played a critical role in Mongolia's increasing dependence on China for trade and economic aid. 

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