'VISA MATTERS ARE SOVEREIGN': MEA RESPONDS AFTER 115 FOREIGN SPEAKERS DENIED NOD FOR CONGRESS EVENT

The ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Friday defended India's visa decisions, saying these are "sovereign functions" of every government. The response came amid allegations that more than 100 foreign speakers invited to the Congress-organised Bharat Summit in Hyderabad were denied entry into India or had their visas cancelled.

"I would like to say, and all of you are aware, that visa matters are sovereign functions of any country or any government. So that is what I have to say," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said during his the bi-weekly media briefing.

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