India dismisses report of confiscation of material in China

New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) India on Sunday dismissed
reports of alleged confiscation of some printed material
depicting its map from the 'India Pavilion' at the Shanghai
Expo by Chinese authorities in July, amid a row between the
two countries over China's refusal to issue visa to a top
Indian Army officer.
"I have seen a report...about alleged confiscation of
some printed material depicting the Indian map, from the
Indian pavilion at Shanghai Expo by the Chinese authorities,"
the spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs said.
He said, "There is no factual basis to this report.
There has been no interference in the functioning of our
pavilion at Shanghai Expo".
The report had said the Chinese police had seized the
material showing maps depicting northeastern state Arunachal
Pradesh as part of India.
The comments come close on the heels of a major
diplomatic row between the two countries after China refused
to permit an Indian army general to visit that country as he
is in-charge of "sensitive" Jammu and Kashmir in northernmost
India.
In an angry retaliation, India put all defence
exchanges with it on hold till the matter was sorted out.
India, which has already lodged its protest with China
for denying permission to Northern Commander Lt Gen B S
Jaswal, Sunday said the Chinese action amounts to questioning
the status of Jammu and Kashmir which is "unacceptable" as it
relates to the country's sovereignty. PTI PYK
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