US refuses visa to ex-IISc chief, member of PM panel Goverdhan Mehta Most degrading experience, says top scientist, US Embassy staff suggested hes linked to chemical warfare PALLAVA BAGLA NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 16: Questioning his internationally acclaimed credentials and suggesting that he was working in chemical warfare and bioterrorism, the United States has refused an entry visa to Professor Goverdhan Mehta, former director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and one of the worlds top scientists in organic chemistry.
This despite the fact that Mehta, a member of Prime Minister Manmohan Singhs Scientific Advisory Committee, has been to the US 20 times, the most recent being May 2005 when he delivered a lecture at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC. More at: http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=88076
