The Indian government has delayed issuing visas to Chinese delegates for an India-China business forum, which was scheduled to take place in the capital city of New Delhi later this week, APA reports citing Spuntik.
The organisers were told last Friday by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs that they could not issue the visas without approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
The 70-member Chinese delegation had reportedly applied for visas weeks ago but had not received them yet.
"The organisers, who appear to have had government backing for previous editions of the forum, tried to push the visas for the Chinese delegates until the last minute but, have been told that they will not be issued for now," the report said citing sources.
With delegates booked on flights leaving China over the next two days, and no hope for the visas to be issued over the weekend, organisers decided to call off the event.
The International Business Linkage Forum (IBLF), the India-based organisers of the forum along with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), announced on their website that they had to cancel the meet on 13 and 14 November "due to unforeseen circumstances."
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