Chinese dissident Dolkun Isa's visa has been cancelled after Beijing protested
India has withdrawn visa granted to a Chinese dissident leader after Beijing protested the move, calling him a terrorist.
Here are 10 developments in the story:
- Dolkun Isa, an Uyghur activist, was granted a tourist visa to travel to India this week for a democracy conference in Dharamsala, which the Dalai Lama was also expected to attend.
- Mr Isa, who lives in exile in Germany, told NDTV: "I express my disappointment on Indian authorities' cancellation of my visa."
- He said: "I recognize and understand the difficult position that the Indian government found itself, and regret that my trip has generated such unwarranted controversy."
- Government sources say the dissident leader's visa was cancelled after India learnt that he had an Interpol red corner notice against him.
- China had referred to the Interpol notice against Mr Isa and said bringing him to justice was a "due obligation of relevant countries."
- Dolkun Isa's visa came after China repeatedly justified its decision to veto a proposal by India at UN to designate Jaish e Mohammad Chief Masood Azhar a terrorist.
- New Delhi's turnabout has raised questions about pressure from China.
- Dolkun Isa is a Germany-based Uyghur activist. China accuses him of terror activities in the remote Xinjiang region where there is frequent violence between the local Uyghur population and government forces.
- Mr Isa says despite the Red Corner Notice against him he has travelled freely to other democratic countries like the US and Japan.
- He had last week written to the Indian mission asking for a guarantee that he will not be arrested in India. Government sources said: "India has to honour Interpol rules. Isa would've been arrested if he had come to India."
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