NEW DELHI — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a subtle show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama, continuing a theme of U.S. and Indian support for exiled Tibetan Buddhists as Chinese Communist officials celebrate their control over the repressed minority.

“At a time of rising global threats to democracy and international freedoms — we talk about a democratic recession — it’s vital that we two world-leading democracies continue to stand together in support of these ideals,” Blinken said on Wednesday.

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