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Govt refusing foreign media visit to Arunachal Pradesh to cover Dalai Lama trip | The Central Government has reportedly refused permission
to foreign media to travel to Arunachal Pradesh to cover the proposed visit of the Dalai Lama. The Union Government on Thursday revoked its earlier permission
given to four foreign correspondents, besides cancelling fresh permits. Earlier,
fourteen Delhi-based foreign journalists and five others had sought permission
to travel to Arunachal Pradesh to cover the visit. The Ministry of External Affairs
said that these applications were being processed. As per the rules, foreigners
have to approach the MEA for Restricted Area Permit to travel to the state. The
Dalai Lama will be undertaking a week-long visit to Arunachal Pradesh, a visit
over which China has raised strong objections. During his visit, he is expected
to visit the Tawang Monastery. He is also expected to inaugurate a super-specialty
hospital. On October 19, the Arunchal Government's state reception committee had
cleared the Dalai Lama's visit to the state. Controversy arose over his visit,
when China raised strong objections to it on grounds of Arunachal Pradesh being
a disputed territory and the Dalai Lama being seen as a dissident and renegade
leader. New Delhi retaliated by saying that Arunachal Pradesh was an integrated
part of India and that it saw the Dalai Lama as an honoured guest of the Indian
Government. This view was conveyed by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh,
when he met his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit
in Hua Hin, Thailand, last week. |
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