Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has advised China to shun censorship and distorted propaganda, saying about 1.3 billion people of the Communist regime have the right to know the reality. The Communist party has no right to keep them away from reality, he said replying to a question after delivering the annual Justice Sunanda Bhandare Memorial lecture in New Delhi. The Nobel peace prize winner said transparency and openness were important ingredients for achieving a harmonious society. Asked to comment on the recent US-China joint statement stressing greater role for Beijing in South Asia, the Dalai Lama said he will impress upon Washington that in Asia, India is also a major player. He also said that he had always advocated a greater role for India in Asia and the world as it is the largest democracy on the planet. He said his years as a refugee in India had helped him develop a realistic approach to the world.<br/><br/><br/><br/>