Visit Indian Travel Sites
Goa,
Kerala,
Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh,
Delhi,
Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh,
Himachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Madhya Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir
Karnataka
|
Krishna asks China not to discriminate among Indian nationals | External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on Thursday asked China not to discriminate among the Indian nationals while issuing visas to travel to that
country. Krishna's statement came in the backdrop of Chinese Embassy new practice
of issuing stamped visas to people of Jammu and Kashmir on a separate sheet of
paper. "It has come to the notice of the Government of India that China is issuing
different visas to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. We are taking up the issue
with Chinese Government," Krishna told Asian News International in an exclusive interview. Krishna said: "We will tell them that visa related issue should be uniform, there should not be any discrimination among the Indian nationals while issuing visas." "Jammu
and Kashmir is a part of India so there should be uniformity while issuing the
passport," the External Affairs Minister added. Krishna further said that he didn't
know about Chinese intention behind giving separate visas to the people of Jammu
and Kashmir. Commenting on whether India will also initiate any new visa guidelines
for the Chinese nationals, Krishna said: "Let us not jump the gun, we will have
to deal with our neighbours diplomatically." Earlier, China issued separate stamped
visas to those hailing from Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as a disputed
territory. New Delhi feels that the action with regard to Kashmiri travellers
is seen as an attempt by Beijing to question the status of Jammu and Kashmir as
a part of India. According to sources, this development throws into question whether
Beijing will be willing to continue for long its reluctant third party position
to the dispute over Kashmir, in the light of its own geopolitical and territorial
interests. An openly discriminatory move towards Kashmiris certainly will not
help reduce tension along the lines of control that separate Chinese and Indian
forces, they said. |
|
|
|
|
|