India announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games
A man walks behind the Olympic Rings in Beijing on January 28, 2022, ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. The Beijing Winter Olympics have become the most politicised in recent memory. PHOTO | AFP
India's top diplomat in Beijing will skip the Winter Games after a Chinese soldier involved in a deadly Himalayan skirmish took part in the Olympic torch relay, officials said Thursday February 03.
Qi Fabao, a regiment commander for the People's Liberation Army, was among the troops present in 2020 during a high-altitude clash in the Galwan Valley, which is disputed between the world's two most populous nations.
