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India not to attend opening or closing ceremony of Beijing Winter Olympics


Date:- 03 Feb 2022


MEA terms it regrettable that China has chosen to politicise event by honouring PLA's Galwan commander as torchbearer

Maintaining that it was regrettable that China has chosen to politicise event like Olympics by honouring PLA's Galwan commander Winter Olympics torchbearer, Ministry of External Affairs has said India's chargé d'affaires in Beijing embassy will not be attending the opening or closing ceremony of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

A Chinese army officer who was injured in the Galwan Valley clashes with India was a torchbearer in the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, Chinese media said.

According to Global Times, Qi Fabio, a PLA regimental commander, carried the flame in the torch relay.

There were 20 casualties on the Indian side whereas China after much dilly-dallying had said that it lost four of its soldiers.

Courtesy: The Tribune India: 3rd Feb , 2022