In a provocative act, China has refused permission to Northern Commander Lt Gen BS Jaswal to visit that country because he belongs to a 'sensitive' area of Jammu and Kashmir.

Reacting strongly to this, India has put on hold visits by Chinese military officials till the matter is resolved. The visit by a General-rank officer to China as part of defence exchanges was agreed upon between the two countries in January during the annual defence dialogue, sources said here on Friday.