Delhi hotel association bans Chinese guests after border clash
In a bizarre move, One of Indian capital’s main hotel associations on Thursday said that its members are barring Chinese guests, as calls for a boycott of Chinese goods gather pace following a border clash that killed 20 Indian soldiers.The battle between Indian and Chinese soldiers on June 15 was the first time troops have died in combat along the Asian giants' Himalayan border in 45 years, and has been followed by a build-up of forces even as talks continue.Sandeep Khandelwal, president of the Delhi Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association, said the decision covering 75,000 hotel rooms in the Indian capital was to "support our government in this war-like situation with China"."Why should we allow them to earn money from India?" Khandelwal said.The association, which represents mostly thre