New Delhi - More than 600 exiled Tibetan leaders gathered in the northern Indian town of Dharamsala Monday to air their views and aspirations on the best course of action for the Tibetan cause.

The situation in Tibet was serious and at this "critical stage" all Tibetans had to come together to discuss their views on what future action needed to be taken, Samdhong Rinpoche, prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile said in his opening speech.

The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, had called for the four-day special meeting, saying that nothing substantive had been achieved in several rounds of talks with the Chinese leadership on greater autonomy for Tibetans within China.

Dharamsala, Nov 16 : Envoys of the Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader in-exile said on Sunday that talks with China were a ''total failure'' and were unyielding.

The envoys held a news conference in Dharamsala the seat of the Tibetan government in exile after returning from the ninth round of talks with China since 2002 and the first since the Beijing Olympic Games.

New Delhi - Envoys for the Dalai Lama said Sunday that China made it clear in recent talks that it has no interest in a serious solution to the question of Tibet's status.

Speaking in Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government-in- exile, the envoys said they were disappointed with the Chinese stance during the negotiations.

Envoy Kasur Lodi Gyari said that in the talks in early November, Chinese officials categorically rejected points in a memorandum from the Dalai Lama that called for more autonomy for Tibetans living in China. Calls for protection of the Tibetan language and culture were termed "secessionist," said Gyari.

New Delhi  - Near 50 years after their spiritual leader the Dalai Lama fled Chinese occupation to set up base in India, leaders of the Tibetan exiled community are meeting in the northern hill town of Dharamsala on Monday to discuss their future.

A long-simmering debate on the best approach - greater autonomy within China or a call for independence - is expected to be the focus of discussions among the 500-plus delegates attending the meeting.

After negotiating with the Chinese government for a "meaningful autonomy" within China for three decades, the Dalai Lama now says he is increasingly losing faith in the Chinese leadership.

Dharamsala, Nov 15 : Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Dharamsala, seat of Tibetan government-in-exile on Saturday ahead of special meet.

A meeting of Tibetan exiles is set to take place in Dharamsala beginning from November 17.

Dalai Lama, who was on week-long visit to Japan, will not participate in the six-day meeting.

The meeting, where Tibet''s political unrest and its future are to be discussed between those seeking autonomy and independence, could become a turning point as different factions compete for influence over the exile movement.

London, Nov. 11 : China has said that it will never accept the Dalai Lama''s calls for "high-level autonomy" in Tibet.

According to the Guardian, a leading expert on Tibet warned that it was "almost a point of no return" in the dialogue, and blamed Britain''s recent decision to explicitly recognize Tibet as a part of China for emboldening Beijing.