Indian Diplomats To Boycott Beijing Winter Olympics .

An Indian diplomat has decided to boycott the opening and closing ceremony of Winter Olympics in Beijing

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where China has chosen as torchbearer a soldier who fought in Ladakh's Galwan Valley against Indian troops in 2020.

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The foreign ministry today called it "regrettable" that the Chinese side has chosen to politicise an event like the Olympics

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Qi Fabao, a regiment commander in the People's Liberation Army who sustained a serious head injury during the fighting, was among the 1,200 torchbearers in the Games.

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He was feted as a hero by the Chinese state media which reported his inclusion in the games.

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Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash in Galwan in June 2020 -- a first in nearly six decades. The stand-off it created is yet to be resolved.

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Only one athlete from the country 'skier Arif Mohammad Khan' is participating in the Winter Olympics.

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Shortly after the foreign ministry's announcement, national broadcaster Doordarshan said it will not live telecast the opening or closing ceremony.

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