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India Foundation Cancels Visit To China After Visa Denied To 2 Junior Researchers

The India Foundation delegation was to visit Fudan University in Shanghai for an event on July 11.
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NEW DELHI -- The India Foundation has canceled its visit to China after two of its junior researchers were denied visas by Beijing.

The India Foundation delegation was to visit Fudan University in Shanghai for an event on July 11.

Earlier it was reported that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Ram Madhav was not part of this delegation.

Madhav holds a valid visa for China till November.

He visited China for a BRICS meet recently.

However, Reports of visa being denied to Madhav were untrue, said sources.

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