China has asked India to act cautiously on Tibet-related issues, while objecting to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju's remarks that the incarnation of the Dalai Lama should follow his wishes.

India should exercise caution in its words and actions, stop interfering in China’s internal affairs with Xizang (Tibet) related issues and avoid impact on the improvement and development of the China-India relationship,

A senior Indian minister has said that 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.