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India’s Wushu team, bound for the World University Games in Chengdu, was held back after the government realised that the three athletes belonging to Arunachal Pradesh had been given “stapled visas”, which denotes China’s contention that the Indian State is disputed territory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Terming China’s decision to revive the …

As a mark of protest against China’s decision to issue stapled visas — instead of stamped ones — to three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, India withdrew its entire wushu (martial art) team from the World University Games which begin Friday in Chengdu. The decision came hours after airport authorities in …