Foreign Delegates Denied Entry to India for Bharat Summit, Says Revanth Reddy
· India · Indian Express
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has stated that several foreign delegates invited to the second edition of the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad were denied entry into India or had their visas cancelled by the central government. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor claimed that 115 of 315 scheduled speakers were barred from reaching the country, questioning the legal basis for the actions. In response, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that visa matters are sovereign functions of any country. Revanth Reddy accused the central government of stifling diverse oppositional voices and preventing critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from attending the global discussion. The summit, which serves as a precursor to the Invest Telangana Global Summit scheduled for December, features participants from India and 70 other countries discussing climate change, infrastructure, and investment.
Why it matters
The incident highlights a diplomatic dispute over international participation in a major policy summit, directly affecting global delegates and local organizers planning for regional investment in Telangana.
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