India still weighs Chinese demand for Nobel boycott

• India is yet to take a call on a Chinese demarche asking countries around the world to boycott the ceremony.
• Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is arrival is planned in New Delhi in few days
• Chinese dissident, Liu Xiaobo was given the prize ""for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China."
  
• Last month, the Chinese government asked India and others not to send representatives to witness the investiture, warning that attending the ceremony would have repercussions on the bilateral relationship, and possibly impact Mr. Wen's visit.
  
• The Chinese view is that Mr. Liu, who is serving an 11-year sentence for "subverting state power," is a "criminal."
• So far only countries agreed to chinese demand are Russia and Pakistan
• There is still uncertainty over whether the ceremony will take place. Mr. Liu is in jail, while his wife, Liu Xia, has been barred from attending the ceremony and is under effective house arrest in Beijing.
• One option the Norwegians are reportedly considering is awarding the prize to two empty chairs, symbolising the incarcerated Liu and his absent wife.