NEW DELHI : In what is being seen as diplomatic master stroke to bring home its point, India has granted e-visa to Dolkun Isa, exiled chairman of the executive committee of the World Uyghur Congress, to attend a human rights conference in Himachal Pradesh.
Beijing reacted sharply, decrying New Delhi’s decision to allow a person to visit India, who is a wanted ‘terrorist’ in China. The move comes a month after China red flagged India’s effort at the UN Security Council to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad Chief Maulana Masood Azhar in the list terrorists in the aftermath of the Pathankot terror attack.
China was quick to put the Indian move on technical hold, citing as reason insufficient documents. India strongly objected and conveyed its concerns at the highest levels. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in Moscow raised the issue with her Chines counterpart, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Beijing minced no words to convey Chinese leadership that it was adopting double standards on the issue of terrorism. If the words were not enough, New Delhi by its action conveyed to Beijing what may be the repercussions of interpreting terrorism in terms of ”good or bad terrorism”.
From April 28 to May 1, Chinese activists from around the world will gather in India to hold an international conference on the question of how to bring about a transition to democracy in communist China.
The announcement of e-visa to Mr Isa was made by official website of UNPO (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organisation) (AGENCIES)
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