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| The Ministry of Defence has reportedly denied Army chief General VK Singh permission to travel to Israel. General Singh was scheduled to visit the country from March 16 to 18.
The ministry has cited "critical situation prevailing in the Middle-East" as the reason to deny him permission and has advised him to travel there in the latter part of the year.
While the Ministry of Defence has denied that the permission denial is a fall out of the age controversy, sources say it is directly related to the issue.
General VK Singh, who retires on May 31, became the first serving Army chief to take the government to court over his age. General Singh to withdrew his petition after the court sided with the government. | |
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