Arunachal CM slams Beijing for denying visa to wushu athletes
1 year, 3 months ago

Arunachal CM slams Beijing for denying visa to wushu athletes

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said China’s refusal to grant visas to the State’s wushu athletes for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou was unfortunate and a breach of established diplomatic norms. People of Arunachal Pradesh, an integral part of Bharat, firmly stand by our players and vehemently oppose China’s abominable decision,” Mr. Khandu said on X, formerly Twitter, on Friday. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju also slammed Beijing for denying visas to the wushu athletes from Arunachal Pradesh. Mr. Rijiju said the Indian government has lodged a very strong protest against China’s “deliberate and selective obstruction of some of our sportspersons”.

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China continues to harp on its claim over Arunachal Pradesh
8 months, 4 weeks ago

China continues to harp on its claim over Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

China on March 25 continued to claim that Arunachal Pradesh is part of its territory, notwithstanding India dismissing Beijing’s claim as “absurd” and “ludicrous”. On March 25, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian reiterated China’s claim reacting to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's assertions on Saturday, dismissing China's repeated claims on Arunachal Pradesh as "ludicrous" and that the frontier state …

Arunachal has always been part of India, China has no claim over it: CM Pema Khandu
1 year, 2 months ago

Arunachal has always been part of India, China has no claim over it: CM Pema Khandu

Firstpost  

Referring to the recent denial of regular visas to three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, Khandu said China ‘unnecessarily’ tries to bring a ‘political angle’ whenever there is an issue related to the border state China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as the state has always been part of India, Chief Minister Pema …

China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh, says CM Pema Khandu
1 year, 2 months ago

China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh, says CM Pema Khandu

Hindustan Times  

China has no claim over Arunachal Pradesh as it has been and will always be part of India, chief minister Pema Khandu said on Friday, amid Beijing’s aggressive posture at the Line of Actual Control for the past four years and recent renaming of the state as Zangnan. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu Khandu asserted that there is no …

Arunachal Pradesh CM assures cash incentives to State Wushu players who could not participate in Asian Games
1 year, 2 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh CM assures cash incentives to State Wushu players who could not participate in Asian Games

The Hindu  

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday assured that the three Wushu players of the State, who could not participate in the Asian Games at Hangzou in China, will be treated as participants of the Indian Wushu team and given ₹20 lakh incentive as per the State’s sports policy. The three Wushu players — Onilu Tega, Nyeman Wangsu and …

WATCH: Denied Chinese visa for Asian Games, Wushu players receive warm welcome at Arunachal railway station
1 year, 2 months ago

WATCH: Denied Chinese visa for Asian Games, Wushu players receive warm welcome at Arunachal railway station

India TV News  

The Indian Wushu trio of Nyeman Wangsu, Mepung Lamgu and Onilu Tega returned home to Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, September 26 dejected without participating in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in China. The three female Wushu players were scheduled to fly to China on Wednesday, September 20 from IGI airport in Delhi but could not take the flight …

Hangzhou Asian Games: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur opens up on visa denial to wushu players
1 year, 2 months ago

Hangzhou Asian Games: Sports Minister Anurag Thakur opens up on visa denial to wushu players

India TV News  

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur has opened up on the ongoing controversy involving India's three wushu players who hail from Arunachal Pradesh and were denied visas by the Chinese authorities for the 19th edition of the Asian Games in Hangzhou. Earlier, the Sports Minister cancelled his visit to China ahead of the opening ceremony of the Asian Games which came …

Chinese envoy calls for bolstering bilateral ties with India after Beijing denies visa to Arunachal athletes
1 year, 3 months ago

Chinese envoy calls for bolstering bilateral ties with India after Beijing denies visa to Arunachal athletes

India TV News  

As India lodged a strong protest over China's visa denial for players from Arunachal Pradesh for the ongoing Asian Games, Zha Liyou, the Consul General of China in Kolkata, called for strengthening bilateral ties between two countries, which is in the "fundamental interest" of both sides. Zha avoided giving any direct answers to the row involving visa denial to Arunachal …

Politicising exchanges: On China using sporting events to score geopolitical points
1 year, 3 months ago

Politicising exchanges: On China using sporting events to score geopolitical points

The Hindu  

The Asian Games, which were opened on September 23 by Chinese President Xi Jinping in Hangzhou following a spectacular opening ceremony on a scale that has now come to be expected from China, are meant to showcase a broader message of Asian solidarity. The day before the opening, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur cancelled his visit to China as a …

Asian Games visa row | Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games visa row | Discriminatory approach is against Olympic Charter, says Sports Minister Anurag Thakur

The Hindu  

China denying visas to three Indian athletes from Arunachal Pradesh is "discriminatory" and against the Olympic Charter which is not acceptable to India, Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said. The northeastern State is an integral part of India and would continue to remain so, the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs said in Coimbatore, adding that he …

India's wushu player from Arunachal Pradesh gives update on whereabouts after being denied visa for Hangzhou Asian Games
1 year, 3 months ago

India's wushu player from Arunachal Pradesh gives update on whereabouts after being denied visa for Hangzhou Asian Games

Hindustan Times  

With the Asian Games 2023 opening ceremony scheduled for Saturday, India were dealt a huge blow as three members from their Wushu contingent were unable to travel to Hangzhou for the multi-sports continental event. The three women athletes - Nyeman Wangsu, Onilu Tega and Mepung Lamgu - received their accreditation cards from the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee, which also …

India Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will skip Asiad inaugural as China bars entry of Arunachal Pradesh players
1 year, 3 months ago

India Sports Minister Anurag Thakur will skip Asiad inaugural as China bars entry of Arunachal Pradesh players

The Hindu  

Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday cancelled his visit to the Asian Games, due to China’s denial of entry to Indian Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, even as the government registered an official protest at the decision. Government officials in New Delhi said they were surprised by China’s treatment of the three sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh who had valid …

Sports Minister cancels Asian Games 2023 trip to China after visa issue excludes three Indian Wushu athletes from Arunachal
1 year, 3 months ago

Sports Minister cancels Asian Games 2023 trip to China after visa issue excludes three Indian Wushu athletes from Arunachal

The Hindu  

The denial of entry to Indian Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh on Friday led to Union sports minister Anurag Thakur cancelling his visit to the Asian Games even as the government registered an official protest at the decision. “As a mark of our protest against the Chinese action, Minister of Information and Broadcasting and Youth Affairs and Sports of India …

Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing
1 year, 3 months ago

Spat over visas for Indian Asian Games athletes sparks diplomatic row between New Delhi and Beijing

Associated Press  

HANGZHOU, China — A long-standing border dispute between India and China has left three Indian martial arts competitors stranded at home and unable to make it to the Asian Games in Hangzhou, while sparking a diplomatic row Friday between the two countries. Unlike the rest of India’s athletes competing at this year’s games who were given Asian Games badges that …

Kiren Rijiju condemns China denying wushu players at Asian Games: ‘Violating spirit of sports’
1 year, 3 months ago

Kiren Rijiju condemns China denying wushu players at Asian Games: ‘Violating spirit of sports’

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Kiren Rijiju, who served as the former sports minister, condemned the act of China denying three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh at the Asian Games, saying that it is a “violation of the spirit of sports” as well as the “violation of rules governing the conduct of Asian Games”. Union Minister Kiren Rijiju “I strongly condemn this act …

Asian Games: India slams China for denying accreditation to sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India slams China for denying accreditation to sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh

The Hindu  

India has lodged strong protests with China over its denial of accreditation for the Asian Games in Hangzhou to some of the Indian sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh, saying the action violates the spirit of the sporting event and rules governing its conduct. External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said as a mark of India's protest against China's discriminatory behaviour, Union …

Asian Games 2023: China bars 3 Indian athletes, Delhi lodges strong protest
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games 2023: China bars 3 Indian athletes, Delhi lodges strong protest

Live Mint  

India on Friday lodged strong protest with China over Beijing barring three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh to travel for the ongoing Asian Games. Three Indian martial arts athletes from Arunachal Pradesh have been forced to pull out of the Asian Games in Hangzhou after not receiving clearance from the host country, according to AFP report. India in lodging its …

Asian Games: Three Arunachal Pradesh Wushu Athletes Denied Visas for Hangzhou
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Three Arunachal Pradesh Wushu Athletes Denied Visas for Hangzhou

News 18  

Three of the 11-member Wushu contingent that was set to represent India at the ongoing Asian Games in China were forced to stay put in the national capital of New Delhi while the remaining athletes on the list boarded their flight to Hangzhou. Wangsu, Tega and Lamgu were also handed ‘stapled visas’ for their participation at the World University Games …

Asian Games: India lodges protest, Anurag Thakur cancels China visit over visa denial to Arunachal players
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: India lodges protest, Anurag Thakur cancels China visit over visa denial to Arunachal players

India TV News  

Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting as well as Sports, Anurag Thakur, has cancelled his visit to China owing to 'targeted, pre-mediated' discrimination against some Indian sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh by denying them accreditation and entry ahead of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, said the Ministry of External Affairs on Friday. "Government of India has learnt that the Chinese …

Arunachal Pradesh's Wushu athletes face travelling issues for Hangzhou Asian Games 2023
1 year, 3 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh's Wushu athletes face travelling issues for Hangzhou Asian Games 2023

India TV News  

Arunachal Pradesh's Wushu athletes have reportedly been unable to travel to China for the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzhou. As per reports, the Hangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee has given the accreditation cards to the three athletes but their cards could not be downloaded for validation. Bhupendra Singh Bajwa, the chef-de-mission of India for the Asian Games took the issue …

China bars three female Indian athletes from Asian Games: Reports
1 year, 3 months ago

China bars three female Indian athletes from Asian Games: Reports

Al Jazeera  

The trio are from the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, a region claimed almost in full by Beijing as ‘South Tibet’. Three Indian martial arts athletes from a region claimed by China have been forced to pull out of the Asian Games in Hangzhou after not receiving clearance from the host country, media reports say. The three women, competing as …

Asian Games: Arunachal's wushu players unable to travel to China
1 year, 3 months ago

Asian Games: Arunachal's wushu players unable to travel to China

Hindustan Times  

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh have not been able to travel to Hangzhou, China for the Asian Games in absence of clearance by the Chinese authorities. The three players from Arunachal could not download their travel document on Wednesday when they were scheduled to travel for the Asian Games. However, the three players from Arunachal could not download their …

From stapled visas to bunkers, tunnels near LAC: China’s calculated attempt to challenge India’s territorial integrity
1 year, 3 months ago

From stapled visas to bunkers, tunnels near LAC: China’s calculated attempt to challenge India’s territorial integrity

Firstpost  

New Delhi cannot let Beijing get away with snubbing India, besides undermining its sovereignty. Here is a list of instances when athletes from Arunachal Pradesh were at the receiving end of Beijing’s policy: 2010 Shooting World Cup – a shooter 2011 Asian Karate Championships – three players and two officials 2011 Youth World Archery Championship – two archers 2011 Weightlifting …

Arunachal Olympic Association Condemns China Over Issue of Stapled Visa to Wushu Athletes
1 year, 4 months ago

Arunachal Olympic Association Condemns China Over Issue of Stapled Visa to Wushu Athletes

News 18  

The Arunachal Olympic Association on Saturday condemned China for issuing stapled visas to three Wushu players from the state, saying it is a discriminatory act against the people of the state. Eight players and four officials were to leave for Chengdu, China on Wednesday night for the World University Games which began on Friday but they were told to stay …

DC Edit | Stand up to China's silly games
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | Stand up to China's silly games

Deccan Chronicle  

It is an old saying that while there is too much politics in sport there is too little sport in politics. As if to remind us of its validity, China has played a silly old game with India in granting stapled visas to three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh who were members of the Indian wushu team to the World University …

Why has China issued ‘stapled visas’ to Arunachal players?
1 year, 4 months ago

Why has China issued ‘stapled visas’ to Arunachal players?

Live Mint  

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh were issued ‘stapled visas’ by the Chinese embassy ahead of the World University Games in Chengdu. This is not the first time that China has issued ‘stapled visas’ to Indian citizens from Arunachal Pradesh. The Chinese government says that it issues ‘stapled visas’ to Indian citizens from Arunachal Pradesh because it does not recognise …

Three wushu players from Arunachal bound for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas', team held back
1 year, 4 months ago

Three wushu players from Arunachal bound for World University Games in China handed 'stapled visas', team held back

The Hindu  

Three wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh, who were to take part in the World University Games beginning on Friday in Chengdu, were issued 'stapled visas' by the Chinese embassy here, which led to the entire team being held back while the players from other sports left the country. A Wushu Association of India official said, unlike other multi-sport events like …

Stapled visas for Arunachal athletes unacceptable: India
1 year, 4 months ago

Stapled visas for Arunachal athletes unacceptable: India

The Hindu  

Terming China’s decision to revive the practice of “stapled visas” for Indian sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh as “unacceptable”, India on July 27 lodged a strong protest and said that it would respond suitably, after Beijing refused to give normal visas to three ‘Wushu’ martial arts athletes. The team was held back after the government realised that the three athletes belonging …

Wushu team set for World University Games in China held back due to 'stapled visas' for Arunachal players
1 year, 4 months ago

Wushu team set for World University Games in China held back due to 'stapled visas' for Arunachal players

Hindustan Times  

The Indian wushu team's departure to Chengdu, China, on Wednesday night to compete at the World University Games was put on hold by the government as three Arunachal Pradesh players in the team were given stapled visas by China, according to people aware of the matter. China has in the past refused visas to sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh or issued …

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