India to attend Nobel prize presentation to Liu

• India will be participating at the presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobao on Friday in Oslo, Norway
• This comes despite China asking governments not to attend the ceremony which its sees as an act directed against it and is likely to create irritation in the bilateral ties.
• India is among 44 countries which has confirmed its participation.
• The Oslo ceremony comes only five days ahead of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to the country. China has protested against the Nobel Committee's decision to award Mr. Liu, saying "Liu Xiaobo is a criminal who has been sentenced by Chinese judicial departments for violating Chinese law."
• Mr. Liu is serving an 11-year jail term on subversion charges for his role in advocating democracy and multi-party rule.