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Scientist’s Visa Rejected over CW Concerns
Indian scientist Goverdhan Mehta said a U.S. consulate in India refused him a visa because his knowledge of chemistry was considered a threat, the Washington Post reported today (see GSN, Feb. 21). Mehta was asked to submit more information regarding his request to visit the United States to lecture at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Mehta’s written account of the matter, obtained by the Post, said he was accused of “hiding things” and that his work was dangerous because of possible chemical weapon applications. The scientist maintains that his work has nothing to do with chemical weapons. He said he would provide his passport if he received a visa, but would not do anything more. “If they don’t want to give me a visa, so be it,” he said. The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, after outrage over the incident in India, issued a statement of regret. The State Department is working with Mehta to resolve the issue, according to the Post (Shankar Vedantam, Washington Post, Feb, 23).
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