The Indian government has reformed a policy to deal with Pakistan in sports events and declared that the athletes and teams will be allowed to participate in the international sporting events that also have teams or players from Pakistan.

However, India will refrain from participating in competitions in Pakistan and will not engage in any of the bilateral events.

Along with this, the Centre also declared that the visa policy will be "simplified" for sportspersons, team officials, technical personnel, and office-bearers of International Sports Governing Bodies for a "maximum" period of five years, a source in the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) told PTI on Thursday.