The Hindu: What caused it? Were Indian pilgrims among the 555 evacuated? Anyone still missing?
Lin Jian: Glacier collapse in Nepal. Ask another ministry. On the Indians — already answered. Still verifying. We told the embassies.
They already knew 260 foreigners were missing on the Chinese side. They just wouldn’t say “India” at the podium. Two days later Tibet put out the number: 49 Indians.
This is not a press conference. It’s a notice with questions attached. Why bother.