Last week, when news broke that India had granted ethnic Uyghur dissident Dolkun Isa a visa to attend a conference in Dharamsala, New Delhi’s policy community all but rang temple bells in celebration. Finally, enthusiasts trilled, the muscular China diplomacy Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised was in play — handing long-overdue payback to China for blocking Delhi’s efforts to have Jaish-e-Muhammad chief Masood Azhar sanctioned by the UN. The euphoria crumbled on Monday, when the external affairs ministry announced it had cancelled Isa’s visa, in response to irate Chinese protests. Delhi’s official position is that Isa, who holds a German passport, applied for and obtained a tourist visa online, which was not valid for visitors wanting to attend conferences. There was no intention to send any diplomatic message to Beijing by granting a visa to Isa, the MEA said — and thus, no question of back-peddling by revoking it.
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