India withdrew its permission for a plane of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to overfly the Indian airspace on its way to Iran, the Indian Express reported Friday.
India made the decision at the time just before the plane would take off from Mandalay in Myanmar where it had made a stopover. This decision was made after instructions from the Prime Minister's Office Thursday morning, according to the report.
On Aug. 4, Indian authorities had given permission to the DPRK civilian plane -- its call sign is KOR 621 -- to overfly the Indian airspace.
While seeking permission, DPRK authorities had said that the plane would depart Mandalay around Thursday and would overfly the Indian airspace on its way to Tehran. The permission, which was valid until Aug. 9, was granted under routine civil aviation norms.
However, Indian top PMO officials hurriedly contacted Civil Aviation authorities, asking them to cancel the orders.
The DPRK plane had not declared whether it was on passenger or freight duty, the report said.
Given the political sensitivities involved over the nuclear programs of both DPRK and Iran, high-level intelligence may have been passed on to the Indian National Security Advisor, the primary advisor to the Prime Minister over security issues to consider, the report quoted the sources as saying.
Source:Xinhua
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