Dharamshala, Feb. 12 -- The political leader of Dharamshala-based Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), Sikyong Penpa Tsering, while calling for the resolution of the Sino-Tibet conflict, said that the policies by China is downgrading the status of Tibet.

In his remarks, at the 6th Geneva Forum which concluded on February 10, Tsering called for continued support from the international community and also highlighted a strategic shift in approach toward finding an enduring resolution to the Sino-Tibet conflict.

According to CTA, Tsering said, "After we took over, we made a strategic shift in our approach in relation to the middle way approach. To bring the international community to our side, we have emphasised that historically Tibet was...