Tibet's is a story of progress

He has vivid memories of the first time he saw Tibetans as a child.

Fleeing the failed uprising in 1959 by the region's feudalistic upper class, they trod along a pilgrim route, sleeping in tents pitched at the sides of the road.

Now the Nepalese Ambassador to China, Tanka Prasad Karki recalled watching the refugees on their way to India, suffering from poverty and miserable living conditions.