<p>Maj Gen Gurmeet Singh, the commander of the Delta Force, a part of the specialised anti-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles deployed in J & K, will lead an eight-member delegation to China from June 19-24, government sources said here today.<br /><br />India had put bilateral defence exchanges with China on hold since July last year after Beijing refused a proper stamped visa to the then Northern Army Commander Lt-Gen B S Jaswal since he headed troops in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The reason cited for this visa denial was that he heads the command which comprises the state of J&K, a disputed territory according to China.<br /><br />Asked whether Singh has received a stamped visa, sources said the Maj Gen has received a "proper visa". India has refused to recognize stapled visas as valid travel documents.<br /><br />The decision to resume defence cooperation with China was arrived at during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing in April this year.</p>
<p>Maj Gen Gurmeet Singh, the commander of the Delta Force, a part of the specialised anti-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles deployed in J & K, will lead an eight-member delegation to China from June 19-24, government sources said here today.<br /><br />India had put bilateral defence exchanges with China on hold since July last year after Beijing refused a proper stamped visa to the then Northern Army Commander Lt-Gen B S Jaswal since he headed troops in Jammu and Kashmir.<br /><br />The reason cited for this visa denial was that he heads the command which comprises the state of J&K, a disputed territory according to China.<br /><br />Asked whether Singh has received a stamped visa, sources said the Maj Gen has received a "proper visa". India has refused to recognize stapled visas as valid travel documents.<br /><br />The decision to resume defence cooperation with China was arrived at during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing in April this year.</p>