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16 NOV, 2011, 03.57AM IST, ET BUREAU No US visa for Narendra Modi yet, says Robert Blake NEW DELHI: The United States on Tuesday described Gujarat as an "important place for American investment", but added that there has been no review on the issuance of visa for chief minister Narendra Modi. "No, there are no new developments on that. But, Gujarat remains a very important place for American investment. It's shown itself to be a very welcoming environment for American business to flourish. And we'll continue to promote investment, encourage investment into that state," agency reports quoting Robert Blake, the Obama administration's pointman for South Asia said. Modi was denied a visa to travel to the US in 2005 for his alleged complicity in Gujarat's violence in 2002. He had applied for a visa to attend the Asian American Hotel Owners Association annual convention where he was to deliver the keynote address. It may be recalled that refusal of visa to Modi came two days after the visit of the then US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi. Incidentally, Blake, who was then the deputy chief of mission at the American embassy in Delhi, was summoned by South Block to convey India's protest against the Washington's decision." The action on the part of the US embassy is uncalled for and displays lack of courtesy and sensitivity towards a constitutionally elected chief minister of a state of India," a statement from the government had said. The US embassy had said Modi's tourist and business visa issued in 1998, had been revoked and there was no chance he would be issued a diplomatic visa either. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB.
