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Visa row: Indian military team's China visit called off
Friday January 06, 2012 09:28:35 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The visit of
an Indian military delegation to China has been called off after
Beijing refused a visa to an IAF officer who belongs to Arunachal
Pradesh, a defence ministry source said Friday.
"I can confirm that the visit has been called off," the source
said.
Group Captain Panging, identified by his surname only, was part of
the team scheduled to travel to Beijing from Jan 10, but his visa
was denied by the Chinese embassy here without any reasons, the
source said.
The 30-member team of the IAF, the army and the navy was to travel
to China on a four-day visit for a bilateral defence exchange
programme.
China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and has been
denying visa to those hailing from the northeastern state despite
protests by India.
Beijing has also been denying visas to Jammu and Kashmir
residents, sparking a diplomatic row between the two sides.
In 2010, the Chinese embassy denied a visa to then Lt. Gen. B.S.
Jaswal, then head of the Northern Command because he was serving
in Jammu and Kashmir.
The visit of the military team Jaswal was leading was cancelled
and India also temporarily called off its defence exchanges with
China.
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