India Offers Condolences for Tibet Earthquake Victims, Avoids Mention of China

India extended condolences for the tragic earthquake in Tibet, which claimed 126 lives and injured 188. The 6.8-magnitude tremor, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), struck at 9:05 a.m. local time. The Indian External Affairs Ministry expressed sympathies via spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on 'X,' offering support to the victims and their families but omitted direct reference to China. The omission comes amid rising tensions over China’s efforts to rename Tibet as Xizang. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake’s magnitude as 7.1.