NEW YORK –India faces an embarassing blow against Pakistan internationallyfrom the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on Tuesday.
ICAO rejected Indian complaint against Pakistan’s refusal to grant PrimeMinister Narendra Modi the permission to travel to Saudi Arabia. The Indianmedia reported that the ICAO’s spokesperson saying, “The Convention onInternational Civil Aviation (Chicago Convention), which ICAO helpsgovernments to cooperate under, only applies to the operations of civilianaircraft and not to state or military aircraft.”
He further elucidated that flights carrying state leaders are labeled asstate aircraft due to which they do not fall under ICAO provisions.
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On Monday, New Delhi had approached the international aviation bodyfollowing Islamabad’s denial to get its airspace used for Indian premierNarendra Modi.
