Washington, May 26 -- A new bill introduced in the United States Congress has marked another significant development in international support for the Tibetan government-in-exile and the Tibetan cause.

According to Phayul, US Congressman Jim McGovern and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul introduced legislation in the House of Representatives directing the US Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), the Tibetan government-in-exile based in Dharamshala, India.

The proposed legislation, titled "H.R. 8982 -- To direct the Secretary of State to advocate for the inclusion and recognition of the Central Tibetan Administration, and for other purposes", was...