India on Monday withdrew the visa granted to Germany-based Uyghur leader Dolkun Isa. Isa, branded a terrorist by the Chinese government, was given the visa to attend a conference on democracy in Dharamsala later this month. India decided to withdraw the visa as there is a red corner notice against Isa, said MEA sources. The move was seen as linked to China blocking New Delhi's proposal at the UN to designate Pakistan-based Jaish e Mohammad Chief Masood Azhar a terrorist.
China accuses Dolkun Isa of terror activities in the remote Xinjiang region where there is frequent violence between the local Uyghur population and government forces. Isa was given asylum in Germany in the 1990s. China had reacted angrily after India granted visa to the Uyghur leader last week.The Chinese Foreign Ministry, in a statement, referred to an Interpol red corner notice against Isa and said: "Bringing him to justice is a due obligation of relevant countries."
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