Notice to French journalist for violation of visa rules: India tells France

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India on Friday said the notice issued to a Delhi-based French journalist was because of violation of visa rules and not due to the nature of her journalism.India conveyed this to the French delegation when the issue came up during the bilateral talks as part of French President Emmanuel Macron's two-day visit here.French journalist Vanessa Dougnac was issued a notice by New Delhi for alleged violation of visa rules and sought a response from her by February 2.

"This has been brought to our attention by the French side, both prior to the visit and during the visit," Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra told reporters in response to a question during a briefing on Macron's talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He said that France did "appreciate" India's "frame of reference" to look at the case purely through a lens of compliance with rules.

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