No change in policy denying visa to Modi: US

[Android]

WASHINGTON/NEW DELHI: The US has said there is no change in its policy to deny visa to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.

"Our position on the visa issue hasn't changed at all," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland told reporters at her daily news conference yesterday.

Nuland was responding to questions on the letter writtenby Congressman Joe Walsh to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, that the US Government reverse its 2005 decision not to issue US visa toModi.

The letter by Walsh was written about a fortnight ago."If we do respond, it'll be along familiar lines," Nuland said.

In a statement, the Indian American Muslim community demanded the State Department should not changeits 2005 policy on Modi's visa.

Law minister Salman Khurshid said it was a matter of concernthat a question mark hung over someone who was heading a leading state in the country.

"I am sure that they(US)look ateverything they want to look at...Not for us to comment on US policy but it is a matter of serious concern that there is this kind of serious question mark on the personality of somebody who leads a major state in our country," Khurshid told reporters in Delhi.

Khurshid said this when he was asked to comment on the US stand.

"It is sad but we have that. I hope that the person concerned will reflect upon this and think about it and think about why the world thinks so poorly of him," Khurshid added.

Modi was first denied a visa in 2005 by the US against the backdrop of the 2002 post-Godhra communal riots inGujarat in which 1,200 people were killed, most of them Muslims.

The US had said that it could not issue him a diplomatic visabecause of its Immigration and Nationality Act which states that "any foreign government official responsible for serious violation of religious freedom is ineligible for a visa.

Time magazine recently featured Modi on the cover of its Asia edition, and included him in an online poll to pick the world's most powerful people.
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[Rig Vedic]

The US is shooting itself in the foot.

This is in fact a chance for the Chinese to secure a diplomatic advantage. They have already received Modi cordially in China.

Pakistanis should also realize that the one leader in India that can make peace with Pakistan, on fair terms, is Modi.

 

[IndoCarib]

When Modi becomes PM of India he wont need visa anymore. US will be first country to invite him

 

[fallstuff]

The Bush admin was the most pro Indian admin in U.S hirtory. Its quite remarkable that his admin imposed this ban on Modi now being continued by Obama.

 

[Android]

This is insane even if modi did participated in riots he is no where near the figure of muslims killed by bush and obama

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

the yanks have been extending a lot of olive branch to india in order to win its affection over;

so you know that if they're STILL snubbing Modi, it means even they recognize how f*Cked up he is and how much blood he has on those hands of his

 

[shiv]

the yanks have been extending a lot of olive branch to india in order to win its affection over;

so you know that if they're STILL snubbing Modi, it means even they recognize how f*Cked up he is and how much blood he has on those hands of his

oh woow.. what a logic there.. i thought it was your ilks who branded the yankees as immoral and unethical !!

I think your logic is whatever makes your boat float type..

 

[joekrish]

the yanks have been extending a lot of olive branch to india in order to win its affection over;

so you know that if they're STILL snubbing Modi, it means even they recognize how f*Cked up he is and how much blood he has on those hands of his

It is the problem of the current govt, it is their responceablity to get things cleared with the govt of the United states for a chief minester who has been cleared by the courts in stud they are playing dirty politics on an international level.

 

[H1ndustaN1]

the yanks have been extending a lot of olive branch to india in order to win its affection over;

so you know that if they're STILL snubbing Modi, it means even they recognize how f*Cked up he is and how much blood he has on those hands of his

I see you guys preparing yourselves to play 'yes man' to the US once again

 

[Awesome]

People who vote for Modi or praise him are afflicted with a mental sickness. They justify economic gains as a reason to forgive him for his heinous crimes against humanity.

 

[Rig Vedic]

People who vote for Modi or praise him are afflicted with a mental sickness. They justify economic gains as a reason to forgive him for his heinous crimes against humanity.

For one thing, though he may be criticized for ineffective handling of the riots, the media circus greatly exaggerates the facts. The police took robust actions against rioters even from the majority community, and the casualty figures reflect that.

Secondly, you can't brush aside the economic gains from honest governance. When a child dies because of corruption in a government hospital, or when a poor farmer commits suicide, it is also a crime against humanity.

What is clear is that Modi's detractors routinely perpetrate crimes against humanity on a vastly greater scale than what Modi is accused of.

 

[darkinsky]

it shows modi is a terrorist, but india is reluctant on the accountability of terrorist

 

[Abu Zolfiqar]

oh woow.. what a logic there.. i thought it was your ilks who branded the yankees as immoral and unethical !!

I think your logic is whatever makes your boat float type..

while you sniff elfy glue, i sniff the irony

 

[Indian009]

No need to change the policy for year or two
PM of the country don't need visa to visit any other nation. USA will be the first to welcome him as they are more interested in Gujarat for the investments and business.

And about riots...... Hundreds of examples of riots in India and Pak. No one will justify the riot for any reason. But why just Modi then ??? It's considerable that no communal riot took place after that. But people here love the Hindu extremism instead looking at their own house where 100 plus die every day for no reason Let alone the terrorist activities that kill differently. But what they will be interested in will be what's happening to Modi ???


I hope Mr. Modi become PM ASAP. Sick of this congress govt and vote bank politics. Spinless cowards.