When asked about the Dalai Lama fleeing to India from Tibet in 1959, Mao allegedly said: “Better in India than in the USA.” He was surely right then. Now, 66 years later, the 14th Dalai Lama is 90, and the choice of his reincarnation can become a very sensitive international affair. The key issue is where the next Dalai Lama will be born. It could be a barrier higher than the Himalayas between Beijing and New Delhi. His birthplace will decide who hosts the next Dalai Lama—China or India?