Question : MISBEHAVIOUR WITH INDIAN DIPLOMAT

(a) whether the Government has taken note of the ill treatment allegedly meted to an Indian diplomat in China, during the course of providing consular assistance to two Indian businessmen;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken up the matter with the Chinese Government;

(d) is so, the details and the outcome thereof; and

(e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to check recurrence of such incidents?

THE MINISTER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS(SHRI S.M. KRISHNA)

(a) to (e) Government has taken this issue seriously and has raised this matter with the Chinese side, which has conveyed that China would ensure the safety and rights of diplomatic officers in China in accordance with the Vienna Conventions of Diplomatic and Consular Relations.